A trip to Las Vegas means sitting on the right side of the plane and seeing the tail end of the Grand Canyon near the end of the flight and then Lake Mead right before landing.
Along the way you can see a lot of the desert southwest.
Long ago I “learned” to surf here, although I never did it enough to get good at it.
I’ve probably taken the photo of looking south at Crystal Pier a hundred times. Same for looking north from the cliffs to the beach that leads in the direction of La Jolla.
And I think every time you go to the beach, you always look for at least one good photo of a sea bird.
After getting into SoCal on an early morning flight, I headed to Huntington Beach. The Huntington Beach Pier makes a convenient landmark and both a great backdrop and ideal vantage point to take pictures of surfers.
There are also parking, plenty of shops and places to eat within walking distance.
These murals near downtown San Antonio took shape in April at 811 South Flores Street at the corner of Guadalupe at The Strip Club.
811 South Flores Street at the corner of Guadalupe at The Strip Club near downtown San Antonio.
I’m glad Hispanic Elvis is part of this. Fiesta at Market Square isn’t the same without him.
Baken, Easesider, Krewline, Chous chouz, Risk 184, Paul Garson, Kimmie Flores, Vink Jaguar, Traviscii
I’ll check back on this in a few days to get the finished work and to credit the artists.
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Then, even in the first weekend of the Cactus League, the rivalry kicks in.
After an early Sunday morning flight to Phoenix and an hour or two of sightseeing, I headed to Peoria, Arizona, for an afternoon Dodgers-Padres game at the Peoria Sports Complex. Along with about 9,800 other fans, we packed the place and watched the defending champion Dodgers take the win.
The Padres bounced back the next day to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, also in Peoria.
My three-day spring training schedule wrapped up the day after that with the Arizona Diamondbacks beating the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium, the Rangers’ home stadium in Surprise Arizona.
The mural has the look of a collage. The creator is Kaldric Dow, whose Instagram describes him as a Texas visual artist.
Nolan Street dips under the railroad tracks here. This has long been the location of another colorful mural on the opposite side of the street.
Kaldric Dow on Instagram: @kaldricdesigndow
I found out about this courtesy of a reel on Instagram:
Instagram reel of mural in progress
Reel by Mural Ride Bike Tours of San Antonio
On that day I only had time to stop by for a few minutes and get a look at the works in progress.
The next time I got to Essex Modern City, the place was locked up. I managed to stick my camera through the front gate and take the long shot of the finished wall. Because of the angle, I wasn’t able to get a view of Paul’s mural on the far right.
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