Torrey Pines Hang Gliding

Beautiful day in San Diego. I stopped by the Torrey Pines Gliderport on my way home. They make it look so easy. Lessons available if you are interested, just follow the link ...

http://flytorrey.com/cms/

Thanks CJ for showing our photos yesterday.

Blue Sky Canyon

This beautifufl area is just 3 miles from my home. I'm trying to go there once a week to hike and enjoying it very much. Here are three photos from a few walks. I've never seen a "High Bee Activity" sign anyplace else. It was morning & cool, so figured it was safe, and I was right, didn't see one bee! I'm so lucky to have this beautiful area so close to home.

http://www.blueskyreserve.org/index.html

Surfing/swimming sign

Last week while searching for letters for our on-line class, CJ & I walked along the beach in Mission Beach. Not a great day for surfing, but there was one guy who was looking for a wave.

Little Italy

This photo was taken a week ago while exploring Little Italy (San Diego). The restaurant wasn't open yet, cleaning and set-ups going on. I liked this image with the repeating chairs on the bar and all the texture on the wall and floor.

It's "D" week ...

My friend Terry & I met in the town of Ramona to look for D's. We found a lot of R's and decided maybe we should have gone to DelMar for D week. We did find one at Doug's Shootists' Emporium (a different kind of shooting than we do) -- so it's today's post. Had a great time looking for letters & a good lunch.

For those of you who haven't seen previous posts, I'm taking Carol Leigh's "26 in 26" photography class -- and we're out shooting a new letter of the alphabet each week. Stay tuned for E's next week.

Mt. Soledad, San Diego

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla was built to honor veterans who have served our country. There are granite plaques with names and information about each veteran honored, plus brick pavers also honoring veterans. The monument was originally dedicated as a Korean War Veterans Memorial in 1952.

The view of San Diego is incredible. To the south you can see past San Diego and Coronado, Coronado Islands. To the east you'll see the mountains, north and you'll see UCSD and Torrey Pines. The sunset tonight was amazing. I liked this view of the cross, with the plaques reflecting the sunset.

McClintock Bldg.

The old and new ... down near the train depot. The McClintock Bldg. is on the National Historic Registry. I loved the two buildings side by side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McClintock_Storage_Warehouse.JPG

Not a lot of info about the building, I'll have to check it out a bit more.