Exploring: Santa Catalina Island (California) Day Trip
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This post details a day trip to Santa Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast from Los Angeles. Included are tips and general info.


- Mar 12, 2022
- 5 min
Los Angeles County Air Show (2018)
This post details one aviation enthusiast's experience at the Los Angeles County Air Show. Included are plenty of pics and air show tips.


- Mar 9, 2022
- 16 min
Exploring: What to See in Los Angeles (a Local's Perspective)
This post provides a rundown of all the best sights to see in Los Angeles, from the perspective a local.


- Feb 21, 2022
- 6 min
Exploring: California's Monarch Butterfly Groves During a Comeback Year
This travel journal entry details a road trip to the California Central Coast from L.A. to see a monarch butterfly migration.


- Feb 20, 2022
- 4 min
All the Views of the Hollywood Sign
This post covers highlights all the best spots for viewing the iconic Hollywood sign.


- Feb 16, 2022
- 12 min
A View from the Inside: Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, 2022
For a pair of former Ohioans living in SoCal, we couldn't have asked for a better Super Bowl LVI matchup: our hometown team, the...


- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
The Vindicated Tom Cruise Sighting
Just starting out in Hollywood, I missed a chance to see Tom Cruise. This is a story about redemption for that missed opportunity.


- Sep 1, 2021
- 30 min
Exploring: Seattle and the Olympic Loop
This travel journal entry details a visit to Seattle and a road trip to Washington state's west coast.


- Apr 18, 2021
- 9 min
Hunting Ghosts, Pt. 2
If you came here by way of the “Hunting Ghosts, Pt. 1” entry, you should have a rough idea of how we survived that experience and, maybe...


- Mar 3, 2021
- 10 min
Hunting Ghosts, Pt. 1
A couple weeks ago, I was going through some paperwork and rediscovered a journal from a part of my past that continues to follow me...


- Nov 25, 2020
- 12 min
Exploring: Yosemite National Park, California
This travel journal details a visit to Yosemite National Park, located in California, and a stay in the nearby town of Mariposa.


- Apr 1, 2019
- 3 min
Exploring: A Wildflower Super Bloom in California (updated 2022)
This post chronicles a wildflower super bloom and butterfly mass migration near Temecula, California in 2019.


- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
Exploring: Hawaii, Maui and Kauai (2018)
This is our travel reel from 2018... Details to come!


- Jan 6, 2013
- 5 min
Ringing in the New Year in San Francisco (updated 2022)
Table of Contents: Napa Winchester Mystery House San Francisco Saving Money Safety Tips INTRO: Hopefully you rang in the new year in...


- Nov 13, 2012
- 4 min
Ghost Hunting in Delaware (Before the Memories Fade)
Over the years, my line of work has kept me from enjoying many holidays in the same way so many others do. I’ve missed several New Years...


- Oct 14, 2012
- 1 min
I Spent the Day Following the Space Shuttle
This is one of those days I say a thankful prayer for. Alongside a huge group of giddy residents, I walked alongside the retired space...


- Mar 10, 2012
- 3 min
The Rock (Levitated Mass)
Updated (6/28/12): Walking on the way to CBS last Friday, I noticed something – there sat the “Levitated Mass” rock all by itself,...
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