Tag: Sightseeing and Entertainment

Relaxing Las Vegas Weekend

November 22, 2022 We went to Las Vegas in April 2022 for a convention, but we only attended the convention one day and spent the rest of the weekend enjoying Las Vegas.  We stayed at the Park MGM for the first time, and we enjoyed staying there.  We mostly walked around enjoying the great weather

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Cemetery Lane – Los Angeles

October 31, 2021 We went to Cemetery Lane on Halloween night since we don’t get trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood.  We went with my framily, again, so spend the night with them at the historic Heritage Square Museum.  Parking was difficult and we had to park in the Montecito Recreation Center parking lot and walk a

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Haunt-O-Ween – Los Angeles

October 24, 2021 We went to the Haunt-O-Ween experience to see what it was like with some framily (friends that are like family.)  We dressed in costume with items we (mostly) already had, but my framily members didn’t have time to get costumes put together.  We went the Sunday before Halloween so it was really

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Roadtripping: The Extraterrestrial Highway

Extraterrestrial Highway Highway 375, Nevada April 2, 2021 We spent a few days in Las Vegas to get out of Los Angeles for a bit.  Our purpose was to do some exploring outside of the Las Vegas environs.  We also did a hike on the Historic Railroad Trail near the Lake Mead Recreation Area in

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Historic Railroad Trail and Hoover Dam

 Historic Railroad Trail and the Hoover Dam Boulder City, Nevada March 31, 2021    The plan was to head to the Lake Mead Recreation Area in Boulder City, Nevada on Wednesday and drive the Extraterrestrial Highway on Thursday.  I wanted to get to Lake Mead around 9am which is when the visitor center opens.  We

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Oregon or Bust : Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery – May 29, 2015

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery – May 29, 2015 San Simeon, California February 19, 2021 I took a solo road trip from Los Angeles, California to Portland Oregon in 2015.  I’ve been too lazy to write up anything on that trip, but the current pandemic has made me remember past travels so I’m writing up

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