Latest in: Fauna and Flora
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Whale watching. Itās been something I was kind-of interested in until I accidentally saw a video from a whale watching trip. I don’t even know where the video was shot; even if I had read the few lines that preceded the video clip, the place mentioned moved to the...
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Did you know: America's Best Rose Garden or one of the best ones is in San Jose, California? Here's a sample of it collections of roses. >>...
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I was there for the wine but it was the locale and the handsome riding horses at Cooper-Garrod that gave me a high that day. This ranch near Saratoga owned by the Coopers and Garrods seemed to have as many horses as a place would need to take visitors...
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Do you know what this animal is? That is a Capybara. And would you believe it if I said that this creature is a rodent? Well, that is exactly what it is. The Capybara is also the largest rodent on the face of the earth. A board at Happy...
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Planning a trip to Oakland Zoo? Or would you like to visit but don’t think you can? Here is a sneak peek at theĀ Animals of Oakland Zoo, in Oakland, California. Emerald Tree Boa seen at the Oakland Zoo’s Reptile and Amphibian house inside the ‘Wayne & Gladys Valley Children’s...
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Oakland, CA has a little piece of Africa just off highway 580. If Oakland is closer to where you live, than Africa is, you might as well visit Oakland Zoo to experience a bit of the continent, in...
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Train journeys from one town to another or one city to another; we’ve all done that. How about boarding a train to nowhere but the middle of a forest and back, that too, on an olden-day Ā steam locomotive? Better still — an open train that chugs through hundreds of...
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A Big Basin sneak peek. Ā That is exactly what this post is going to be. Ā This is from my very first visit to the Big Basin Redwood State Park in California. It was normal, fine looking day in San Jose, California when we decided to go see Big Basin....
Whale watching. Itās been something I was kind-of interested in until I accidentally saw a video from a whale watching trip. I don’t even know where the video was shot; even if I had read the few lines that preceded the video clip, the place mentioned moved to the...
Did you know: America's Best Rose Garden or one of the best ones is in San Jose, California? Here's a sample of it collections of roses. >>...
I was there for the wine but it was the locale and the handsome riding horses at Cooper-Garrod that gave me a high that day. This ranch near Saratoga owned by the Coopers and Garrods seemed to have as many horses as a place would need to take visitors...
Do you know what this animal is? That is a Capybara. And would you believe it if I said that this creature is a rodent? Well, that is exactly what it is. The Capybara is also the largest rodent on the face of the earth. A board at Happy...
Planning a trip to Oakland Zoo? Or would you like to visit but don’t think you can? Here is a sneak peek at theĀ Animals of Oakland Zoo, in Oakland, California. Emerald Tree Boa seen at the Oakland Zoo’s Reptile and Amphibian house inside the ‘Wayne & Gladys Valley Children’s...
Oakland, CA has a little piece of Africa just off highway 580. If Oakland is closer to where you live, than Africa is, you might as well visit Oakland Zoo to experience a bit of the continent, in...
Train journeys from one town to another or one city to another; we’ve all done that. How about boarding a train to nowhere but the middle of a forest and back, that too, on an olden-day Ā steam locomotive? Better still — an open train that chugs through hundreds of...
A Big Basin sneak peek. Ā That is exactly what this post is going to be. Ā This is from my very first visit to the Big Basin Redwood State Park in California. It was normal, fine looking day in San Jose, California when we decided to go see Big Basin....
When is a good time to see some Almond Blossoms in California? Late February and early March is when the almond trees bloom. Here are a few pictures of...
Ever seen a whole home inside a tree trunk. You have to see the One Log House in California to believe it!...
Chandelier Tree: A 2400 year old Coast Redwood Tree that you can drive through. Have you seen it or driven through it?...
Visit a Japanese Garden once and you’ve visited them all. But thereās no getting tired of them. The look of a Japanese Garden and the feeling that takes over...