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Travel tips

Safety tips for solo travelers. Whether flying, driving or ensconced in a hotel room, vigilance is key for solo travelers. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-safe-20100801,0,4568749.story

Maps

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all

peace symbols

Rota’s peace sign seen from space on Google Earth. Satellite captured symbol that appeared only briefly years ago.

peace symbol near Death Valley http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=36.388767++-117.634028&ie=UTF8&ll=36.388763,-117.634027&spn=0.002319,0.00397&t=h&z=18&om=0

ships

Suisun Bay http://maps.google.com/maps/mm?client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&ll=38.068095,-122.097834&spn=0.004274,0.006759&t=h&z=17

beaches

Cruising the Coast: SoCal Beaches. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/photography/la-ph-beaches-sg,0,1744568.gallery

Southern California Beach Guide. A complete rundown of all the best spots for sand and sun in our area, from Santa Barbara to Ventura and beyond. http://www.latimes.com/theguide/outdoors/la-california-beach-guide-gallery,0,3331356.storygallery

Michigan

Royal Oak

Royal Oak Woman's Club http://www.royaloakwomansclub.org/Events/HomeGardenTour_2008.html

Lighthouses of Michigan

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001/1044

Joshua Tree

Plan Your Visit

http://www.rimrockranchcabins.com/about-rimrock/

http://www.hicksville.com/index.html

http://www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/index.htm

Death Valley

Boy dies after getting stranded in Death Valley. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/07/us-death-valley-fatality-080709/?california&zIndex=145749

Death Valley National Park: A Land of Extremes. http://www.nps.gov/deva/

The Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort is situated in a lush oasis surrounded by the vast and arid desert of Death Valley National Park, California - just 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada and 275 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California. This is one resort with two hotels - the historic, 4-diamond, 66 room Furnace Creek Inn and the more family oriented 224 room Furnace Creek Ranch. https://www.furnacecreekresort.com/

Suspicious fire guts Manson's remote Death Valley hide-out. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/manson-hideout-in-death-valley-burns-down.html

Way cool: Death Valley National Park charms families. Ghost towns, sand dunes and bizarre attractions are found a few hours outside of Los Angeles. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-deathvalley13-2008may13

trip planning

route

http://www.goldennugget.com/home.asp

Stop by the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce and pick up maps and brochures to plan your excursions. The Chamber is located on the second floor of the Nevada State Bank building (across the street from Saddle West). Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. (Closed Sundays & holidays.) Call 866-722-5800 toll-free, or 775-727-5800 while in Pahrump. The Amargosa River Basin section begins near Beatty, Nevada and ends in Death Valley National Park, California. The Las Vegas Area section begins on the north side of the Spring Mountains Range and continues east to Red Rock Canyon just west of Las Vegas. http://www.pahrumpchamber.com/visitorinformation/tripsonatankful.html

Tonopah Historic Mining Park http://www.tonopahhistoricminingpark.com/

route http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Las+Vegas,+NV&daddr=pahrump,+nv+to:Beatty,+NV+to:NV-374+to:stovepipe+wells,+ca+to:N+Hwy+to:Furnace+Creek,+California+to:laws,+ca+to:bishop,+ca+to:Las+Vegas,+NV&geocode=%3B%3B%3BFXrlMgIdtq0J-Q%3B%3BFdUMNQIdLpEB-Q%3B%3B%3B%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=36.747688,-116.773682&sspn=2.169845,3.630981&ie=UTF8&ll=36.747688,-116.779175&spn=2.169845,3.630981&t=h&z=8

route http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Las+Vegas,+NV&daddr=NV-374+to:Beatty,+NV+to:Tonopah,+NV+to:bishop,+ca+to:stovepipe+wells,+ca+to:N+Hwy+to:Furnace+Creek,+California+to:pahrump,+nv+to:Las+Vegas,+NV&geocode=%3BFXrlMgIdtq0J-Q%3B%3B%3B%3B%3BFdUMNQIdLpEB-Q%3B%3B%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=36.820279,-116.781921&sspn=0.336948,0.52597&ie=UTF8&ll=36.967449,-116.751709&spn=2.690219,4.207764&t=h&z=8

Phoenix Inn. http://www.atomic-inn.com/accommodations/

Longstreet Inn & Casino. http://www.longstreetcasino.com/index.html

Welcome to Xanterra Parks & Resorts. http://www.xanterra.com/

motels http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=motel&sll=36.811484,-116.639099&sspn=1.110443,1.834717&ie=UTF8&rq=1&ll=36.710265,-116.600647&spn=1.11191,1.834717&t=h&z=9

Western Wanderer offers complete camping sets for different types of camping trips. These sets contain everything you need to go camping. http://www.westernwanderer.com/campinggearrentals/index.html

Las Vegas Greyhound station http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=200+S+MAIN+ST+Las+Vegas,+NV+89101&sll=32.808875,-116.926773&sspn=0.009504,0.013111&ie=UTF8&ll=36.170603,-115.144615&spn=0.004564,0.006555&t=h&z=17

San Diego Las Vegas https://www.greyhound.com/home/ticketcenter/en/step1.asp

things to see

Las Vegas Monorail http://www.lvmonorail.com/

Pinball Hall of Fame. http://www.pinballmuseum.org/

LAS VEGAS SPRINGS PRESERVE http://www.springspreserve.org/html/home.html http://www.vegas4locals.com/freespringspreserve.html

Neon Museum. http://www.lvrj.com/news/56315912.html http://www.neonmuseum.org/tours.html

Open to the public daily, The Auto Collections is one of the top tourist stops in Las Vegas as it features hundreds of automotive treasures from the past. One never knows what they will be seeing when they visit the world's largest and finest classic car showroom. Visitors could see up close and personal, Johnny Carson's 1939 Chrysler Royal Sedan which he drove to his high school senior prom or "Eleanor" the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback used in the movie "Gone in Sixty Seconds". http://autocollections.com/

more things to see

Ubehebe Crater: Possibly Younger but No Imminent Danger of an Eruption. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/ubehebe-crater-possibly-younger-but-no-imminent-danger-of-an-eruption/

http://www.ghosttownexplorers.org/index.htm

Death Valley 2-Day Excusion. http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/mar/stories/dv2day.html

Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. http://www.cerrogordo.us/

The backroads of Death Valley. Solitude, timelessness inhabit the peaks and ancient sea beds removed from main thoroughfares. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/17/TR74261.DTL#ixzz0YCWqc0SF

"Death Valley Days" 20 Mule Team Borax

Death Valley Junction, California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_Junction,_California

"Death Valley Days" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044259/maindetails

Death Valley Days - intro http://www.livevideo.com/video/3565AD1BD1F84B90964D4D444D38B27E/death-valley-days-intro.aspx

Ghost Towns

Gold Point: the Nevada ghost town that wouldn't die. The old mining town is 3 hours away from Las Vegas, which makes it good for a day trip or an overnight in a cabin. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-vegas4may04

links

Calico Ghost town. http://www.calicotown.com/ http://latenightcoffeeshops.blogspot.com/2008/04/down-every-road.html

Ghost Town: The Bumpy Road To Bodie. http://latenightcoffeeshops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ghost-town-bumpy-road-to-bodie.html

http://www.homeofourfathers.com/lisbeth/historicaldestinations.htm

Death Valley struggles to make abandoned mines safe. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mines6-2008nov06,0,5534830.story

Ghost towns are prevalent in the West with 100 to more than 200 per state, but even states in the Midwest and some in the East have between 10 to 100 ghost towns apiece, said Todd Underwood of Prescott, Ariz., who hosts a Web site for ghost towners, ghosttowns.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080810/news_1t10ghostm.html

http://www.ghosttownexplorers.org/ghostdes.htm#Baby

Rhyolite, Nev.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyolite,_Nevada

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferider/5363885406/in/pool-deathvalley#/photos/ferider/5363885406/in/pool-74896430@N00/

http://www.beattymuseum.org/

http://www.rhyolitesite.com/index.html

http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm

Goldfield

http://www.accessesmeralda.com/Goldfield.htm

map

California

General

http://www.westkern-oilmuseum.org/

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-weekend-getaways-pg,0,4041595.photogallery

Best parks and wilderness areas in California. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-ultimateparks1-2009feb01-pg,0,4007035.photogallery

15 places to visit to see the real California. Yosemite & Disneyland? Sure. But you haven’t seen the real California until you’ve visited these places. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-cabest18nov18

Automotive Museums in the Southwest. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/automobiles/collectibles/20-museums-southwest.html

Road trips from SoCal: California. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-roadtrip2,0,7836642.htmlstory http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-caroadtrip-pg,0,5191255.photogallery?83

10. Mojave art on the rocks, LITTLE PETROGLYPH CANYON, Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, Near Ridgecrest, Kern County. No one knows for sure who decorated Little Petroglyph Canyon with images out of a dreamscape, some thought to be more than 10,000 years old. Or why the basalt walls of a narrow wash in the bone-dry Coso Mountains at the northern edge of the Mojave became a magic canvas for flocks of bighorn sheep, hunters with bows and arrows poised and more. But the area is probably the richest Amerindian rock-art site in the hemisphere. To see the canyon, you must contact the Navy base or join a tour offered by Maturango Museum. It's a rough 40-mile drive to the trail head, followed by a hike and a scramble along the canyon. Visits only in spring and fall. Info: Maturango Museum, 100 E. Las Flores Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555; (760) 375-6900, www.maturango.org. Private tours through the Naval Air Weapons Station, (760) 939-1683. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-cabest18nov18?page=2

ultimate guide. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-ultimateguide,0,5828281.special

Theme Parks

Knott’s Mine Train still rolling after 50 years. http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2010/11/12/knotts-mine-train-still-rolling-after-50-years/61514/ http://www2.ocregister.com/multimedia/calico/

Northern

Enjoying California's volcanic legacy A trip along a scenic byway includes mudpots, caves, waterfalls, the friendly town of McCloud and Mt. Shasta. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-volcanic-20110626,0,332021.story

Lava Beds National Monument: underground cave exploration. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-lavabed23-2008nov23

Central

It's worth stopping along California 99 Taking the highway south from Sacramento to Bakersfield leads to museums of bugs, military aircraft and farm equipment; tasty tri-tip and Mexican food; and farms you can visit. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-highway99-20110626,0,3240874.story

Sierras

Jamestown

http://www.national-hotel.com/

http://www.railtown1897.org/railtown/default.asp

Area

Pinnacles National Monument, a 26,000-acre swath of spectacular volcanic rock formations outside Soledad, Calif., would be elevated to a National Park under legislation introduced Thursday by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Pinnacles is a nesting place for the endangered California condor, North America's largest soaring bird, with wingspans up to 10 feet. And it is a global destination for naturalists and outdoor adventurers attracted by the park's scenic views and unique rock-climbing landscapes. Making Pinnacles a National Park, Boxer said, would "draw even more visitors to this spectacular piece of California's natural and cultural heritage." http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/pinnacles-national-monument-california-parks.html

Eastern Sierras

Mt. Whitney in their sights. Three friends figure a weekend climbing the 14,497-foot Sierra Nevada peak will be fun and challenging. The journey turns out to be more than they ever imagined. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-whitney6-2009dec06

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Laws. FLASH! The Museum will be offering demonstration rides on the 1927 Death Valley Railroad Car starting May 24 and 25th and again on Independence Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend, and other times as warranted. Fare will be $3 per person, children under 13 free when accompanied by an adult. http://lawsmuseum.org/special_events.htm

Going Down the Road. This is a series of interactive maps that revisit some of the states and landmarks in the American Guide Series of books, produced during the Great Depression by the Federal Writers’ Project. Writers and photographers were dispatched to outposts and urban areas to create the guide, which has become part of the canon of American travel writing. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/10/14/us/20081014-wpa-calif-map.html?ref=us

Mojave National Preserve

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-mojave-20120108,0,5481768.story

http://www.nipton.com/hotel.html

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-mojave-20120108-photos,0,1092248.photogallery

Kelso

Riverside County

http://www.wigwammotel.com/

Blythe, CA intaglios http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Blythe,+CA+intaglios&sll=33.633237,-114.402094&sspn=0.01883,0.027208&ie=UTF8&ll=33.800578,-114.537266&spn=0.009397,0.013604&t=h&z=16

Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/19/mz1t19showle19717-you-can-see-ice-age-exhibits-and/?uniontrib http://westerncentermuseum.org/

Imperial County

http://www.calipatriainn.com/html/imperial-valley-california-hotel.asp

140 miles one way 2-3 hours

Salvation Mountain Niland, California 92257 http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=slab+city&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=-31KT7LvDsfhsQKksITrCA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBcQ_AUoAg

Down And Out Escape To 'Slab' In California Desert. http://www.npr.org/2012/01/24/145645412/down-and-out-escape-to-slab-in-california-desert

Ventura

Ojai is such a magical place with its unique and diverse terrain. From it’s many hiking trails that can accommodate every level of hiker, to its easy access to Lake Casitas and the Pacific Ocean. It is truly awesome to hike one of the many mountain trails that look out over the Ojai Valley to the Pacific Ocean and see the Channel Islands floating like clouds on the horizon. The thrill of coming upon deer, bear, or maybe even mountain lion tracks and even catching a glimpse of one of those magnificent creatures. Here is a place where a wide variety of birds and reptiles can be found in abundance. I look forward to sharing some of these adventures with you and will regularly update the dates and difficulty level of upcoming hikes along with a brief description in the goojai blog. http://www.goojai.com/ http://blog.goojai.com/

Anza-Borrego

Wildflower Reports. http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca.html

California deserts will soon burst with wildflowers. A recipe of rain and warmth will turn austere fields in the Borrego Valley, Joshua Tree, Lancaster, Mojave and Death Valley into wildflower paradises with brilliant colors. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-flowers-20100228,0,1926793.story

'Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Journey' celebrates the desert park in images http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-book6apr06?parent=palm-springs&type=destinations

San Diego

Carrizo Gorge

http://www.anzaborrego.net/travel/AnzaBorrego/photoalbums/GoatCanyonTrestle_2004.aspx

Goat Canyon Hike http://www.anzaborrego.net/travel/AnzaBorrego/page/Hiking-to-Anza-Borrego-s-Goat-Canyon-Trestle-.aspx

Carrizo Gorge near by http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dos+Cabezas,+CA&aq=1&sll=32.75552,-116.17836&sspn=0.344166,0.443573&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Dos+Cabezas,+Anza-Borrego+Springs,+San+Diego,+California&ll=32.691977,-116.185827&spn=0.010763,0.013862&t=h&z=16

East County

Save Our Heritage Organisation http://sohosandiego.org/index.htm

Hi folks, we would like to invite you to come on out, take a step back in time, when things weren't so hectic. Take a ride to the country, take a free tour of our auto barns, walk or drive our 25 acre family owned nursery. Use your vehicle as a shopping cart. Don't forget we have a long tradition of always giving our guests a nice cold apple, before they leave. Hope to see you here! http://www.simpsonsnursery.com/

Running out of gas in undiscovered East County. Summer 2008 may be remembered as a season of disappointment, when gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon, energy market distortions spilled over into grocery prices, and families had to give up expensive vacation plans. How sad. Summer 2008 may be remembered fondly as the time we discovered the East County we thought we knew but seldom stopped to enjoy. “Staycation”, enjoying inexpensive outings close to home, has leapt into our vocabulary. How nice. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080531/news_lz1ez31gas.html

Beaches & Rivers

Oceanside getaway: Surf, seafood and the blare of train whistles. The town, which is a stamping ground for Marines, offers charming boutiques, good eats and a surf museum. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-oceanside-20101024,0,788500.story

River parks. http://www.examiner.com/x-10586-La-Mesa-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m9d9-River-parks

Kate Sessions Memorial Park Trailhead: Northeastern edge of park grounds, behind playground area. Park in the lot east on Park Drive off Soledad Road. Length: About 2 miles round trip Difficulty: Easy to moderate Hours: Dawn to dusk daily Cost: Free http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081016/news_lz1cz16hike.html

North County

Warner-Carrillo Ranch House http://sohosandiego.org/warners/visit.htm

Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park, owned and operated by the city of Carlsbad, isn't just a 27-acre vestige of Carrillo's original 3,000-acre spread preserved for today's suburbanites to stroll around. It's also a place where a dedicated group of aficionados keeps his legacy alive. This month, for instance, it's home to a film festival showing the venerated actor's films. Best known as a co-star of the popular TV series “The Cisco Kid,” Carrillo was a civic activist who helped the state acquire such parkland as Hearst Castle, near San Simeon. http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/13/pancho-would-be-so-proud/?northcounty

In Rancho Carrillo, a romance with California's past. Actor Leo Carrillo's Spanish-style rancho is still the centerpiece of the Carlsbad neighborhood. A rural feel, including trails, adds to the charm. http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-guide13-2008dec13,0,5634905.story http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-guide13-2008dec13-pg,0,3213586.photogallery

Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park http://www.carlsbadca.gov/parks/carrillo/ http://carrillo-ranch.org/

National City

National City on splendid display

The very year, 1868, that Alonzo E. Horton was founding New Town San Diego – today's downtown – Frank Kimball and his brothers were founding National City. They bought the old 26,632-acre Rancho de la Nación, a grazing ground in Mexican days, for $30,000 (just over $1 per acre, three times what Horton paid per acre) and set about founding industries and community institutions. To celebrate the founding days, local history buffs Marilyn Carnes and Matthew Nye assembled dozens of old photos into “Images of America: Early National City,” the latest in Arcadia Publishing's paperbacks on San Diego places. The Kimballs left New Hampshire in 1861 and settled in Oakland, where they were active in Civil War-era construction. With post-war prospects booming and propelled by the completion of the transcontinental railroad, they moved to San Diego. They established a lumberyard, built homes and farms and in the 1870s Frank was instrumental in enticing the extension of railroad service to San Diego with National City as the terminus. Before the boom of the 1880s went bust, Frank's net worth soared to $1.4 million, the equivalent of $30 million in today's money by one measurement. In the downturn, he lost everything and had to live in an apartment and, at age 70, make a living through manual labor, the authors said. But the Kimballs left behind stately mansions, some economic engines of growth and a heritage of philanthropy. Among the interesting photos in the book, well explained in lengthy captions, are such early businesses as Gus E. Schwenke's shoe store (the line of boots and shoes resemble today's shoe lineups in department stores); the Otay Watch Works, operated for only eight months in 1890, its first edition of 1,200 watches named the “Frank Kimball”; and impressive Victorian homes, some of which are still knockouts today. The Arcadia books on San Diego-area places and subjects are available at many local bookstores. Information: arcadiapublishing.com http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081123/news_1h23porch1.html

Welcome to the Stein Family Farm! http://www.thesteinfamilyfarm.org/

Balboa Park

photo guide to Balboa Park's Desert Garden. http://www.balboapark.org/files/152/Desert%20Garden%20Map.pdf

Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum Building San Salvador Replica. Keel Laid For Replica Of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's Flagship. http://www.10news.com/news/27563713/detail.html

Old Town

Business goes south for Delaware North. Old Town concession holder can't match Powers' success. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080927-9999-1n27oldtown.html

Ramona

A way of life slips out of range. Steve Tellam is a relic: a full-time cowboy in San Diego County. He says the business won’t last into the next generation. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cowboy30-2009mar30,0,1509558.story

French settlers made their mark on early days of Ramona. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080608/news_lz1mc8wewere.html

An historic treasure of early Western culture can be experienced when you visit the historic Santa Maria Valley and the Guy B. Woodward Museum. Located in Ramona California, a rural country town 37 miles east of San Diego, this complex of historic buildings, including the famous Verlaque House, shops, antique exhibits and special artifacts, will delight the entire family. http://www.woodwardmuseum.org/

Annual air show flies economy this year. Cost of gas means fewer performers. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080601/news_1m1ramona.html

Los Angeles

Train Trip, Tehachapi Loop

Empire Center, Burbank: http://g.co/maps/7dzmm

This was a great trip.

Crime: Monday Miracle Mile shooting shuts Wilshire, snarls traffic right where I was at Friday. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/miracle-mile-gunman.html

Amtrak was typical: I asked for a window seat on the right and the clerk whined and shuffled paper and when I got onboard the seat was on the left. The train was almost an hour late getting into Oakland.

The Waterfront Motel was good location and a great view.

The train ride in Niles Canyon was very nice.

I took BART to the airport. The station was 0.7 miles so kind of a long walk but then just 15 minutes to the terminal.

http://www.philippes.com/

http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii

http://www.beachblogger.net/bwtm/index.php?title=Trains#Mojave_Subdivision.2C_Tehachapi_Loop

Train Trip, San Bernardino Railroad Days 2011 steam excursion

http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/steam-excursion/

http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/photo-gallery/railroad-days-2010/

Wigwam Motel, 2728 W Foothill Blvd, San Bernardino, California 92410, Phone: 909 875 3005, Fax: 909 421 0844, Website: http://www.wigwammotel.com/

Museums

http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/metropolis-ii

Griffith Park Trains http://www.gprah.com/index.htm

Jeffrey Tambor's Favorite L.A. Weekend. Travel Town http://theguide.latimes.com/Jeffrey_Tambor/lists/175802/jeffrey-tambors-favorite-l-a-weekend

http://www.petersen.org/

LACMA is located on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Curson avenues—midway between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. http://www.lacma.org/

Griffith Park Trains http://www.gprah.com/index.htm

Griffith Park http://www.lacity.org/rap/dos/parks/griffithpk/attractions.htm

The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (SMPA) is a marine science aquarium located beach-level, just below the Carousel, at the Santa Monica Pier. http://www.healthebay.org/smpa/about/default.asp

Hotels

Hotel Erwin http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/losangeles/erwin http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Alameda+St+at+Los+Angeles+St+(Union+Station)&daddr=1697+Pacific+Avenue,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90291+(Hotel+Erwin)&hl=en&geocode=FampBwIdq9bz-CkXquhWRMbCgDESBoyFDOQKtQ%3BFSWcBgIdI0Pw-CE_cy1xKhnw4inbLUOlubrCgDGb3iDBhj0Q5A&gl=us&mra=ls&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=04%2F17%2F11&time=5:00pm&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&sll=34.022502,-118.35434&sspn=0.278291,0.451813&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&start=0

Stairs/Walking

L.A. Walks: Beachwood Canyon and the Hollywood sign. Nobody walks in L.A.? Ridiculous! This is one in a series of articles exploring the many opportunities for walking in (and around) a major city. http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-walks-beachwood-canyon-20111107,0,1518933.story

Forget the StairMaster. Hell, forget the gym. There's no need for fake indoor-climbing when Los Angeles is packed with so many public staircases on which to re-enact your "Rocky"-style visions of athletic victory. Spread from Westside to East, these four sets of steps are outdoor endurance tests that will have your backside burning after a few up/downs. Bring water, and make sure your shoelaces are tied tight. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/28/los-angeles-stairs-_n_841540.html#s258704&title=Bunker_Hill_Steps

the Big Parade, a two-day hiking and camping trip from downtown to the Hollywood sign – through 101 public stairways. http://www.bigparadela.com/

Walking in L.A.: An Introduction. http://www.good.is/post/walking-in-l-a-an-introduction/ http://www.good.is/post/walking-in-l-a-trees-as-sidewalk-vandals/

Many Los Angeles neighborhoods with steep streets are laced with networks of public stairways. Vestiges of a time when the city was served by electric trolleys and streetcars, they provided residents access to transport lines in hilly “suburban” communities like Echo Park, Highland Park, and Mount Washington. http://lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=24343 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/getting-fit-one-step-at-a_n_538264.html#s81177

Los Angeles Urban Rangers go on 'safari' in the city. The unofficial group teaches hikers about the shifting boundary between public and private space. Its latest outing: Malibu shores. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-rangers16-2009aug16,0,5428138.story

He’s taking steps, all 4,182 of them. You could climb Mt. Whitney – or, like writer Dan Koeppel, get exercise (and more vertical ascent) on a 16.2-mile ‘walking tour’ of Los Angeles’ outdoor stairs. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/14/health/he-nustairs14 http://homepage.mac.com/discovolonte/stairs/

Harbor Cruise/Tours

On your port side, a smokestack and a sewage pipe. The Urban Ocean Boat Cruise shows visitors the grittier side of L.A.'s coast. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-urban-ocean-cruise21-2010mar21,0,7594201.story

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Starline Tours. http://www.starlinetours.com/

Gardens

Descanso Gardens: La Canada Flintridge, CA Descanso Gardens, located just outside Pasadena, is home to North America’s largest and rarest camellia collection – there are more than 700 camellia taxa growing over 20 acres. http://www.descansogardens.org/

In Van Nuys, 'Gene's Garden' is a hidden gem. 'It's the best-kept secret for 25 years,' says Gene Greene, who has long overseen the lush 61/2-acre Japanese Garden on the campus of the sprawling Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japanese-garden20-2010mar20,0,380683.story http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Tillman+Water+Reclamation+Plant+6100+Woodley+Avenue&sll=34.185394,-118.482571&sspn=0.017857,0.028152&ie=UTF8&hq=Tillman+Water+Reclamation+Plant+6100+Woodley+Avenue&hnear=&t=h&z=14

Southern California: A land for all seasons -- plus one more. We don't have that fall/winter/spring/summer thing, but that doesn't mean nothing changes. But you have to be paying attention. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-spiller18-2009oct18,0,6607827.story

Landmarks

Depression-era landmarks in Southern California. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-sclandmarks-pg,0,7613836.photogallery

Places and Things to Visit

Chinese Friends Restaurant, near N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=la+union+station&fb=1&gl=us&hq=la+union+station&ei=nCwzT66ZINGEsALlp8mVAg&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&ved=0CAgQtgM

Wasteland Weekend http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Randsburg+Mojave+Rd.++20+Mule+Team+Parkway.&hl=en&ll=35.195905,-117.713034&spn=0.006944,0.012488&sll=14.652905,120.986024&sspn=0.008221,0.012488&radius=15000.000000&t=h&z=16 http://wastelandweekend.com/

The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, California is an educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic. http://www.mjt.org/themainpage/main2.html

Exploring downtown Los Angeles in 11 mini-itineraries From Chinatown to Olvera Street to the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, downtown has a lot to offer. Here are 11 adventures to enjoy. Bradbury Building. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-lamoments-20110130,0,5100108.story?page=2

Bradbury Building http://www.laconservancy.org/tours/downtown/bradbury.php4

The Valley http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/southerncalifornia/san-fernando-valley/

Coco's Variety Store‎ 2427 Riverside Dr Los Angeles, CA 90039 (323) 664-7400 http://www.cocosvariety.com/

Ry Cooder’s American West. http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/travel/23Cooder.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Real People Inhabit Michael Connelly's Fictional L.A. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13897828

Photo Gallery Slideshow. Michael Connelly writes about real places in Los Angeles. Here are a few of the locations mentioned in his books. Click on a picture to start a slideshow and to read the matching excerpt from the book. Most of the photos were taken by author Wendy Werris. http://www.michaelconnelly.com/Photo_Gallery/photo_gallery.html

News & Links

Seeing L.A. in a way most natives never dare. A Northern California family — 2 grandparents, 2 parents and 3 children — prefers to travel by public transit, riding trains, buses and even a funicular to L.A.'s cultural hot spots. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transit-tourists-20110724,0,1036064.story?page=1

Santa Barbara

Sweet, affordable places to sleep in Santa Barbara. What's not to love about Santa Barbara? Except maybe the lodging rates, which means a weekend getaway can cost a pretty penny. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-sbhotels13?parent=santa-barbara&type=destinations

THE MADONNA INN http://www.madonnainn.com/

Santa Barbara getaway might be cheaper than you think. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080831/news_1t31sbm.html

San Francisco

Privately owned public spaces: Guidance needed. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/19/MN3S1N8PUQ.DTL http://ed.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/19/MNOB1N820S.DTL

Arizona

Uncovering Arizona's hidden gems. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-arizonaroadtrip-pg,0,4479671.photogallery?13

Titan Missile Museum http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/

Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Reservation in Page, Ariz. http://www.navajonationparks.org/htm/antelopecanyon.htm

La Posada Hotel in Arizona is a train stop with a history lesson. Built along the Santa Fe Railway by the Harvey Co., the building is undergoing a pricey renovation. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-laposada9-2008nov09?page=1

Nevada

Vegas

An offer you can't refuse: Las Vegas opens new Mob Museum. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/mob-museum-las-vegas-organized-crime-oscar-goodman-mobsters.html

Lost in Las Vegas. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/travel/06las-vegas.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me

Come for the Highway. Stay for the View. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/us/23bridge.html?ref=us

The Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement — aka The Mob Museum. http://www.themobmuseum.org/

Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours, where they first went to strike gold. The gold mine was active from 1861 to 1941. Now, it attracts about 10,000 people each year. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-vegas12-2009apr12?page=1

'Star Trek: The Experience' What? The live-action interactive "experience" opened at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1998 and added the "Borg Invasion 4-D" expansion in 2004. The attraction closed in 2008 due to declining attendance. But it was recently announced that the attraction would reopen at Las Vegas' Neonopolis Mall on May 8 to coincide with the release of the new "Star Trek" movie. When? May 8 http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/mar/16/new-life-new-civilizations-coming-neonopolis/

In Las Vegas, 21 ideas -- all under $21. For the budget-minded, the list of free or low-cost events includes Mandalay Bay's weekly blues concert, a carriage ride on Mt. Charleston and dueling piano competitions. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-vegas21-2008sep21

Where to stay

http://www.silvertoncasino.com/hotel-near-lasvegas-strip.aspx

Golden Nugget http://www.goldennugget.com/accommodations/index.asp

Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel http://www.troplv.com/rooms

to try:

El Cortez Hotel & Casino http://www.elcortezhotelcasino.com/

Area 51

In the Nevada desert, there's something out there -- the Black Mailbox http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mailbox21-2008aug21,0,7141274.story

The Road to Area 51. After decades of denying the facility's existence, five former insiders speak out. http://www.latimes.com/la-mag-april052009-backstory,0,786384.story

Howard Hughes and the atomic bomb. Why the Central Nevada Test Area conducted only one nuclear test puzzles even the aficionados. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hometown-nuke28-2009jun28,0,1389110.story

Deserts

Nevada: The landscape burns bright in the Valley of Fire. The red rock, sculpted and chiseled, is plenty dramatic. Then there are the petroglyphs. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-valleyoffire-20100509,0,5164617.story http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-valleyoffire-20100509-pg,0,2831839.photogallery

A prominent sandstone arch at Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada has collapsed. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fallen-arch-20100530,0,5352178.story

Oregon

Oregon Coast trip planning

Route

  1. Seattle, city tour
  2. Seattle, Pike Market
  3. Tacoma, Glass Museum
  4. Tillamook Air Museum
  5. Newport, Oregon, Yaquina Bay State Park, http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,0,37,0,1,0-oregon-coast-newport.html
  6. Newport, Oregon, Oregon Coast Aquarium, http://aquarium.org/finding-us
  7. Coos Bay
  8. Bodega Bay
  9. Fishermans Warf
  10. Emeryville

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Ashland Historic Railroad Museum. http://www.ashlandrrmuseum.org/contact.html

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Dusk, Newport, Oregon. http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,0,37,0,1,0-oregon-coast-newport.html

The Oregon Coast Aquarium. http://aquarium.org/finding-us

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=oregon+coast&s=rec#page=3

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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=7000+Northeast+Airport+Way,+Portland,+OR+97218+(Portland+International+Airport)&daddr=Seaside,+OR+to:Lincoln+City,+OR+to:Dunes+City,+OR+to:Coos+Bay,+OR+to:Brookings,+OR+to:Portland,+OR&hl=en&geocode=FTGMtwId9Z-x-CFQykmJplILhQ%3BFczMvQIdMhed-ClnZg62LGGTVDEi_RtU9AxkjQ%3BFdQBrgIdHaOb-Cl3vXYLdo3qVDFi6Cx9ag5TcQ%3BFaeanQIdVCea-Clb6RAwMNTDVDEN9ykRdxPDtA%3BFWW4lQId3pWY-CnhBGwcK4TDVDEpEsDdx_TXZw%3BFQOsgQIdspOX-CkXQ39SCKXaVDGfevQAYkezsQ%3BFfyhtgIdERyw-CkndKl9CwuVVDGRhdH25rk2HA&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=44.024422,-123.530273&sspn=3.925813,7.229004&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=6

Portland

Willamette Shore Trolley. http://www.oerhs.org/wst/directions.htm

Oregon Electric Railway Museum. http://www.oerhs.org/oerm/index.htm

Oregon Pacific Railroad http://www.oregonpacificrr.com/news.html

The Portland Aerial Tram is a convenient way to travel between Marquam Hill and the OHSU Center for Health & Healing at South Waterfront. http://www.portlandtram.org/riderInfo.htm

TriMet provides bus, light rail and commuter rail service in the Portland metro area. Our transportation options connect people with their community, while easing traffic congestion and reducing air pollution—making our region a better place to live. http://trimet.org/about/index.htm

Washington Park and Zoo Railway http://www.oregonzoo.org/VisitorInfo/directions.htm

“In Portland it’s almost like cars don’t exist, right? They ride bikes! They ride double-decker bikes! They ride unicycles! They ride trams, they ride skateboards!" — Carrie, Portlandia Carrie, the female protagonist of the comedy series Portlandia, has one thing right: in Portland, Oregon, it’s easy to get around without a car. Thanks to a commitment to transit-oriented development, environmental stewardship, and infrastructure investments, the second-largest city in the Pacific Northwest has developed an expansive, popular public transportation system. City-based transit ridership grew almost twice as fast as the population and three times faster than expansions in transit service between 1996 and 2006. Eighty-six percent of riders choose TriMet over driving, and transit ridership remains high throughout the week—even on weekends. http://smartercities.nrdc.org/topic/transportation/portland-oregon

Your guide to a great green weekend in Portland. http://www.grist.org/article/2011-02-23-your-guide-to-a-great-green-weekend-in-portland

http://www.travelportland.com/deals/bicycling-1

street cars

Powell's book store

Utah

America’s Outback: Southern Utah. http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/travel/12outback.html

In Utah, a treasure-trove of dinosaurs awaits. Moab, St. George and Provo are just a few of the prime prehistoric spots where ancient fossils are just part of the landscape. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-dinosaur19-2008oct19

the Wave http://www.zionnational-park.com/coyote-buttes-paria.htm http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Kanab,+UT+84741+(The+Wave+at+Coyote+Buttes)&geocode=CaX3UmDtS_cAFVMVNAId5tdS-SGe4WjwRcaeNA&dirflg=&saddr=Las+Vegas,+NV&f=d&dq=North+Coyote+Buttes+-+The+Wave&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.136115,58.710937&cid=3791685939980984734&ie=UTF8&ll=36.690446,-113.609619&spn=2.224315,3.669434&t=h&z=8

Mexico's Copper Canyon railway

Mexico's Copper Canyon railway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8206058.stm

other places

Bizarre and unusual destinations around the world. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-oddspots-pg,0,1697008.photogallery

America's hidden gems: The 20 least-crowded national parks in 2009. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-national-parks-least-visited-pg,0,1882660.photogallery

ED LEEDSKALNIN'S CORAL CASTLE http://atlasobscura.com/places/ed-leedskalnins-coral-castle http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Coral%20Castle%20%20Homestead&w=all

American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/ff_guidestones?currentPage=1

Stowell family adventures http://www.stowell.org/adventures/adventures.htm

Here are 29 spots for you to consider in 2009, selected by our Travel editors. We picked places near and far because they won't be crowded, they've become more accessible or there's a a compelling reason to go. So take a look--and happy travels. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-2009spots,0,6782196.special

Your six secret spots. http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-tellus,0,1342714.special

Overlooked attractions in the West. The region is full of overlooked gems, both wonderful and weird. http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-western22-2008jun22

Encountering the Integratron in the Mojave Desert. Three sisters take over the dome in Landers, where therapeutic 'sound baths,' time travel and who knows what else are said to be possible. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere20-2008jun20,0,6416796.story

The Official Center of the World, Felicity California

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