A beautiful view at Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles. This is a great place to hike. Photo Credit: @lacollective

I love how they used the smallest car possible to deliver the largest pizza. This is in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, CA. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

The end of the classic Route 66 is at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. Very touristy, but still cool. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

Copyright 2018 @lacollective

San Fernando view from Mulholland Drive. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

A view of Mulholland Drive from Mullholland Drive. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

A beautiful view in Palm Springs, California. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

When living in Southern California, you can go in practically any direction and find an excellent day trip for yourself and your family. One of the coolest places to go for a daytrip or a one or two-nighter

I was at my local home improvement center, here in SoCal when I saw the most beautiful flower and I wanted to share it with you. It is called Celosia ‘Fresh Look Red’. The documentation said that this

Photo Credit: Me The one thing, I noticed about moving to Los Angeles from the deep south was there are quite a few different foods missing at grocery stores and restaurants in the area. Every once in

I was on a road trip to Solvang California which is a quaint town noted for its Danish architecture. But that is not what I want to talk about today. Driving down a 2-lane road just outside of Solvang,

This is a view into the San Fernando Valley from Mulholland Drive in Studio City, California. There's cloud cover, which we call the "marine layer" here. May-gray/June-gloom. It usually burns

Photo Credit: @lacollective This is where I'd like to be today. The drive isn't bad from Los Angeles. Maybe around 1 1/2-2 1/4 hours depending on the traffic, but once you get here... It's amazing. You

Giant Short-Faced Bear statue at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Photo Credit: @lacollective

Immature pine cones develop outside our window. They almost look like hula dancers on their way to a luau. Copyright 2018 @lacollective

Arrived at 0630 for my flight. Ft. Lauderdale airport is going through a major remodel. Not quite finished, but the terminals look nice, sunny and open. Boarding a five plus hour flight to.... The city

Having lived in an area that occasionally would experience hurricanes, I understand the concept of emergency preparation. There were certain things that you needed for the “just in case it is really bad

Sure you’ve sat in traffic for one and a half hours to drive thirteen miles; circled the block seven times for a parking space and then gave up tickets to an exceptional premiere in Hollywood only because

The last days on the boat have been great. Flyin’ Low is going up for sale. Spent the night a few weeks back, getting her in shape and looking good for potential buyers. The last time I went, just for

We entered the river via the ICW (Inter-Coastal Waterway). Next “port” Marineland, FL. Claim to fame, WORLD’s first oceanarium! How awesome! Unfortunately this was the stopping point and the boat would