1499-Salvation Mountain – Salton Sea, CA

Salvation Mountain is located in the lower desert of Southern California in Imperial County just east of the Salton Sea … More

1498-East Jesus – Salton Sea, CA

East Jesus is an experimental, habitable, extensible artwork in progress since 2006 begun by the late Charles Stephen Russell in … More

Elephants, a herd of wild stallions, dragons, sloths, and a huge eagle sitting in the middle of the desert? If … More

Who knew it, but I guess I’m into women’s flat track roller derby. When I was living in Alaska, several … More

Janine and I visited Moorten’s cactus garden in Palm Springs, CA. I heard about the garden on a television show … More

Went to a weekend off-road motorcycle training class. Did a little camping with the boys and learned a lot about … More

We live at the beach in South Orange County, CA where there is a small homeless population. One of their … More

The Peterson Auto Museum In Los Angeles is one of the finest collections of historical automobiles in the world. Every … More

This month at the Peterson Auto Museum in Los Angeles the history of Bugatti automobile was presented in the main … More

Cars of the future – I’m game. These iconic cars at the Peterson Auto Museum in Los Angeles represent auto … More

No car museum would be complete with a a low-rider and cruiser collection. These types of cars are common place … More

One of the special rooms at the Peterson Auto Museum in Los Angeles is called the Silver Room. Apply named … More

Yes the Marine Corp is a few miles away. The whales were being followed.

Los Angeles has changes since the last time I had been downtown years ago. We were at a conference and … More

When you were a kid did you ever try burning ants with a magnifying glass? Well, this is one of … More

Catalina Island is just 26 miles from the Southern California coast yet felt like a world away. I hadn’t been … More

We spent hours walking through all of the narrow streets seeking the hidden treasures of this local island. We got … More

The icon of the island is the casino. This has been a dance hall since the nineteen twenties. All of … More

Tiled murals highlight the walkway from downtown to the casino. Public art is everywhere in Catalina making it a rich … More

The foyer into the casino is decorated with twenty-foot high tiled murals depicting mermaids and sea creatures.

The 4-manual 16 rank pipe organ is the feature of the theater. It was used in the early days of … More