November 2005

California Desert Wildlife

Photo of Desert Bighorn Sheep

The Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) found in southwestern California, is a subspecies of the North American desert bighorn sheep that occupies the rocky and arid Mojave and Senoran deserts of the American southwest and northern Mexico. Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky…

Phil CollaNovember 22, 2005

Beautiful Views of San Diego California San Diego

Photo of Oceanside Pier

The Oceanside Pier is the longest wooden pier on the West Coast of the United States. The concrete base of the pier was built in 1925. The wooden pier itself has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 1988. The names of locals who donated to the construction of the…

Phil CollaNovember 17, 2005

California San Diego

Photo of the Botanical Building, Balboa Park, San Diego

The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum…

Phil CollaNovember 14, 2005

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

Phil CollaNovember 9, 2005

California La Jolla San Diego

Photos of Birch Aquarium, La Jolla

The Birch Aquarium is located at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Completed in 1992, the aquarium was named for benefactors Stephen and Mary Birch. The Birch Aquarium contains over 60 tanks, including a 70,000 gallon kelp forest exhibit and 13,000 gallon shark tank. It is located on a bluff overlooking…

Phil CollaNovember 7, 2005

National Parks Olympic Washington

Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park

Sol Duc Falls is one of the gems of Olympic National Park. Located in the Sol Duc Valley, not far from the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, the trail to Sol Duc Falls is an easy 1.5 mile round trip walk through old growth hemlock and douglas fir trees (some…

Phil CollaNovember 5, 2005

Beautiful Views of San Diego California San Diego

Photo of Star of India, the World’s Oldest Seafaring Ship

The Star of India is the world's oldest seafaring ship. Originally built in 1863, the Star of India is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. The Star of India is tied to her dock along the waterfront of…

Phil CollaNovember 4, 2005

Beautiful Views of San Diego California San Diego

San Diego Skyline Photo

Photos of the San Diego downtown city skyline. San Diego likes to boast that it is America's Finest City. Perhaps -- at least the notion is debatable. However, San Diego does have a beautiful downtown waterfront and city skyline. A few places to admire the lineup of hotels and buildings…

Phil CollaNovember 3, 2005

Beautiful Views of San Diego California San Diego

Photo of the Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument

The original Point Loma lighthouse was built in 1855 and operated until 1891. It was one of the original 8 lighthouses built on the West Coast and was designed in the Cape Cod style common to all of them at the time. East Coast lighthouses were then built on promontories…

Phil CollaNovember 2, 2005

Photo of Desert Bighorn Sheep

Photo of Oceanside Pier

Photo of the Botanical Building, Balboa Park, San Diego

Photo of Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park

Photos of Birch Aquarium, La Jolla

Photo of Sol Duc Falls, Olympic National Park

Photo of Star of India, the World’s Oldest Seafaring Ship

San Diego Skyline Photo

Photo of the Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo National Monument

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