I think I may have to post more than one photo this week also. My kids were out of school for the week and we took a road trip from San Diego to the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, up the coast to Monterey, and then to the Mojave Desert in California. We saw many unusual things along the way. The Hearst Castle is an amazing place. It is now a state park but in its day it was visited by anyone and everyone famous. This picture is of the steps climbing out of the indoor pool. The hand rails are marble, and the tile is accented with gold leaf. Not your usual pool...
From there we went north to Monterey and had a great time exploring the magnificent Monterey Bay Aquarium. Not sure what this critter is but it is certainly unusual.
This next picture is of a formation called the Trona Pinnacles located in the Mojave Desert. This formation, made when this area was under water during the last ice age, is just west of Death Valley. It is so unusual that a few movies, such as Star Trek V and Planet of the Apes, have been filmed here, mostly to depict a foreign world.
Three wonderful photos - what a great trip you have had. Hope you got home safely but probably with a million photos to download!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! The Monterey Aquarium is amazing. We especially loved the sea horse exhibit.
ReplyDeleteI love all of these Lisa and from your photos, it looks like you had a wonderful trip and saw a lot of unusual things! I want to swim in that pool someday~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - looks like a great trip! (So glad the weather worked out great too!)
ReplyDeletewonderful trip/wonderful photos
ReplyDeleteI have been to pinnacles before... in australia. They are the most unusual things!
ReplyDeleteWhy have I lived in California for over 40 yrears and never saw these pinacles? gorgeous!!
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