Friday, December 15, 2023

San Diego Trip Photos from Balboa Park

There's a lot to see in Balboa Park, perhaps just too much for one day.  We weren't in the mode for museums, so we focused on the outdoor attractions on this beautiful San Diego late fall day.
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Thursday, December 14, 2023

San Diego Trip Photos from Sailing in the Harbor

Sailing on the San Diego Harbor was fun and relaxing.  We got to see some unexpected sights, though dolphins were nowhere to be found on this day.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

San Diego Adventure Photos from the Zoo

San Diego Zoo

This zoo is indeed big with lots of animals to see.  Alice and I spent a day here, but it seems like two days is more practical to see everything at a reasonable pace and planning.  We missed a lot of the famous animals, unfortunately. The zoo is big and incredible.

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Photos from the following days:

Sailing the harbor
Balboa Park
San Diego Safari Park
La Jolla
Los Angeles

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Trail 43 - Fall of the impending Winter

It's been while since I went for a hike at a location covered in 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Denver and Boulder. I made it to Hike #43 from this book, South Boulder Creek Trail from Bobolink Trailhead. This is a fairly flat trail with a very slow incline. The trail is unusual, in that it splits between a paved path and a gravel-and-dirt path for a short stretch. The paved route is intended to support cycling, though cyclists were using both routes.

The trail follows fairly close to the right bank of the South Boulder Creek throughout the northern half of its length, and the left bank for the Southern half. The creek flows south to north.

Near the trailhead, there's a lot of shade on the unpaved route, but most of the trail is in open space. Wear sunscreen, as there's very little shade.  Additionally, the trail crosses both South Boulder Road and US Route 36 via underpasses.

Even for Midautumn, the vegetation was surprisingly brown with empty trees. It's pretty for Fall and Winter, particularly with a blue sky and the Flatirons as a backdrop.


Given the time of year, I didn't expect to see much wildlife. Even still, there were some curious cows in one of the fields. The hike was enjoyable and leisurely.

One warning about the creek.  Apparently, there's a New Zealand Mudsnail infestation. So, there's signs at several locations warning hikers (and their dogs) not to go into the creek (to make sure they aren't accidentally carrying this little invasive critters to other places in Colorado).

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