Potato Chip Rock is an eight-mile round-trip hike from the parking at Lake Poway Park lot to the top of Mt. Woodson. The walk up to Potato Chip Rock is steep, with little or no shade, and may not be suitable for novice hikers. This trip is best made in the early morning or late afternoon. On … [Read more...]
Calaveras Big Trees State Park Day Trip
The giant sequoia, which now only grows on the west slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is one of California’s original icons. When you walk among these giants, you are in the presence of the oldest living things on the planet. At least one sequoia was known to be 3200 years old! The Calaveras … [Read more...]
San Francisco Ferry Building Day Trip
The San Francisco Ferry Building is a San Francisco landmark and can be found on the National Register of Historic Places. Since its beginning, the ferry building and terminal have seen many changes. The most significant change was when bridges were constructed for railway traffic, which … [Read more...]
Carson City Day Trip Things To Do
Carson City makes a great day trip from Reno. A short 30-minute drive takes you to the capital of Nevada, a modest town named after the famous legendary trapper, scout, and explorer, Kit Carson. Steeped in history, Carson City sits on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra … [Read more...]
Sutter’s Fort Sacramento Day Trip Historic California
Sutter's Fort was called New Helvetia by Sutter. The Fort was a destination for pioneers headed toward California. In the summer of 1840, Sutter, using both his workers and local Indians, began building what would become an adobe fort. The walls were 2.5 feet thick and 15-18 feet high. The … [Read more...]
Fresno Zoo Day Trip California Central Valley
Located in the center of Roeding Park in Fresno, California, the smaller than average, the zoo sits on 46 acres and is home to nearly 700 animals and over 200 different species. Visitors from all over the state come to see the zoo's various animals in habitats created to mimic their own, … [Read more...]
Lake Mead Day Trip From Las Vegas
Lake Mead is about a thirty-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip. If this is your first visit, you should stop at the visitor center at the corner of Great Basin Highway and Lakeshore Drive. Here, you can pick up maps, ask questions, and get directions to the attractions of the lake. There is … [Read more...]
Prizm Outlets Primm Nevada
Prizm Outlets are Closed Prizm Outlets, formerly the Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas, are located in Primm, Nevada, only steps from California. This outlet mall used to offer over 370,000 square feet of shopping, dining, and entertainment adjacent to Primm Valley Resort and Casino. Nevada … [Read more...]
Hollyhock House Barnsdall Art Park
Hollyhock House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built on Olive Hill overlooking the city of Los Angeles in 1919. In 1927, Aline Barnsdall gave Hollyhock House and eleven surrounding acres to the City of Los Angeles for use as a public art park in memory of her father. Hollyhock House is … [Read more...]
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