goldfields @ Hwy 79- Julian-Palomar line, San Diego County, CA
goldfields @ Hwy 79- Julian-Palomar line, San Diego County, CA
snowy egrets on a farm adjacent to Hwy 79-San Diego County, CA
egret in flight, CA
Sandboarding @ Glamis Sand Dunes ( Hwy 78)- Imperial County, CA
Trading off my shoes for the fun of sands
Exhilarating Joy
Walk With Me to the top, and then, Slide Down
From Glamis Sand Dunes, we moved North East to MGM Signature Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, where we stayed for several nights. We got some good deals for our hotel stay at MGM Signature and our Cirque du Soleil Tickets and Lion King. Hunting for good deals opened up to me several cheap ticket prices that I could watch in San Diego such as Britney Spears Tickets and Zac Brown Band Tickets. I actually got my Tears for Fears tickets already, yeah, I love 80's music! :)
Las Vegas Blvd
Note: Las Vegas was only our sleep-in place and where we watched theater plays and concerts during the night. Daytime, we were at Las Vegas Backroads, enjoying nature's wonderland around Las Vegas. There's really more to Las Vegas than the strip. At the strip, we enjoy 4 -5 star hotel accommodations yet still paying less than maybe 0-2 stars of hotels in nature's wonderland. But I guess that's one of the prices we have to pay for loving nature and outdoors, yet not willing to go camping. If only the price and luxurious amenities of city hotels can be adopted by nature's wonderlands hotels, then, we actually would rather watch cosmic show at night enjoying star filled skies and Milky Way over the Las Vegas lights at night. But then, once a while, it feels good to have a cheaper vacation as well that combines a big city and the nature wonderland around it, like a Las Vegas vacation. More of Las Vegas nature wonderland, to come!
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exhilarating joy indeed! weeeeeee!!! i'd love to walk up and slide down in the sands with you if i'm not pregnant. lol!
ReplyDeletesmiling here and making you guess which photo is my favorite:) while the goldfields really amaze my eyes as well as the egrets and the sand..nothing beats that joyful face of yours which always make us keep coming back to view your wondrous trips!
ReplyDeleteoh love those photos. my Vegas trip was a memorable one too but because of shopping. hahaha you know me. We didn't get the chance to watch those awesome shows because we didn't have the luxury of time. Maybe next time we will stay longer so we can explore the Sin City more.
ReplyDeleteSmile, and the whole world smile to you.
ReplyDeleteSand-boarding sounds like something my kids would love to do. You're my hero!
ReplyDeleteThe gold field and egrets are just fantastic.
Exhilarating is the word! I have never been to the sand dunes, one thing we will have to explore!
ReplyDeleteWe have a reunion in Las Vegas in May, but I guess it will be too hot to go to Valley of Fire.
Lion King is in our list!
This is one fun spring break!
You guys can have so much fun over there huh! :D I wanna sandboarding too.
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing and active! What a joy to follow your journey! Beautiful photos..
ReplyDeleteI love the sand surfing! It is always so wonderful to see your adventurous and beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThese are super dunes.
ReplyDeleteThe egret in flight looks very beautiful. I never expected a big bird like this to look like that.
ReplyDeleteFantastic fields of flowers and egrets, sandboarding and Las Vegas at night - all breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteIncredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.
ReplyDeleteYour shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!
Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.
ReplyDeleteYour shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!
Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.
ReplyDeleteYour shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!
Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.
ReplyDeleteYour shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!
Incredible photos, betchai. Las Vegas is not my favorite spot in the world but there are some neat places around there. It's fun for a visit every few years if you like all the glitz and the shows are great...though a strain on my budget since I retired.
ReplyDeleteYour shot of the egret in flight is one of the best I've ever seen!
That's so much fun!! I guess it's sometimes more fun to explore the backroads instead of the direct route : )
ReplyDeleteSandboarding looks pretty interesting...sana meron nyan dito sa Pinas hehehe...
ReplyDeleteNever thought about sandboarding. I'm surprised it's not being done here. We have lots of dunes.
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on moving to Las Vegas from Southern California. I hear that there are motels downtown that offer weekly and monthly rates. How much should I plan on spending? I would want to stay in a motel to find a job and find an apartment.
ReplyDeleteI was on top of Mount Pleasant last weekend and there were small, dark, swallow like birds playing in the wind. It is driving me crazy trying to figure out what they were.thanks!
ReplyDeleteWoooowww! What more can I say, aside from I am envious with your concert tickets your Sandboarding advanture is truly awesome! Kakainggit ang mga adventures ninyo :)
ReplyDeleteGoldfield is very fitting to that view! and I love your last shot.
ReplyDeleteI would like to walk with you to the top and slide with you. :) Love to experience that. What's the temperature there?
ReplyDeleteI miss that part of the US. It's been years since I last visited relatives in San Diego, Los Angeles and Nevada. We've always set our vacation in the East Coast because of the convenience of using the public transpo. We'll plan another getaway and we'll make sure it's longer so we can visit Cali once again. :)
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