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“Pic of the Week”, August 28, 2015: Surf and Turf
I love spending time in Newport Beach, one of the Orange County beaches in Southern California. A major reason for this is beautiful Crystal Cove State Beach, a 3 mile stretch of natural beach just north of Laguna Beach. I’ve walked the length of that beach many times.
One time while walking along the cliffs overlooking the beach we came across this artist who was doing a rather nice job painting the rugged coast. The middle photo below shows his subject matter.
Aug 27, 2015
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.All Trips / California / Southwestern USA
Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Beach, California
“They call it paradise, I don’t know why.
You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye. ”
The Eagles
There’s a lot of great reasons to visit sunny Southern California. It has a near perfect Mediterranean climate with months of sunny dry days. There’s lots of fascinating sights to see, like those centered around the movie industry and the many family theme parks (Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Legoland). But you’ll certainly not find solitude here and there are very few “wide open spaces” left in the …
Tagged beach, California, Crystal Cove, hiking, Newport Beach, tidepools
“Pic of the Week”. April 4, 2014: Koi pond, Newport Beach, California
A properly designed and well-maintained pond is a thing of beauty! Something you can spend a long time — even hours at a stretch — enjoying. The swirls of color as the koi gently move about, the aquatic vegetation, the changing light…..it can be hypnotizing.
We enjoyed such a pond while staying at our timeshare in Newport Beach in California. Besides a large number of brilliantly colored koi, there were lots of water lilies just starting to bloom. A few photos to share the pleasure of this pond with you.
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Southern California is at its best in the winter
Our family lived in Southern California for several decades before moving to Eastern Washington in 2004. We enjoyed our life in the Sunny Southland but felt it was time to leave — and we have no regrets about this decision. We still love to travel to SoCal, especially in the winter, as it is the best time of year to visit. The temperatures are pleasant (usually mid-60s — while the rest of the country is chilly), the sky blue and dotted with fluffy clouds (not gray and opacified by smog), and the hills are lush and green (not brown tinder like they’ll be late summer).
We own a timeshare in Newport Beach, which we bought almost a decade ago. The Marriott Newport Coastal Villas is a …
