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Rediscovered Film Photos: Travels

March 22, 2019

Rediscovered Film Photos: Travels

If you caught my last post, you’ll know that I found a few old rolls of film and had them developed recently, completely unaware of what might be on them. You can read that first post here. The photos in this post are all from little excursions we took around Southern California while living in…

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1 Comment / Filed In: Reflections
Tagged: California, Chelsea, Diana, Film Photography, Joshua Tree National Park, San Juan Capistrano, Solvang

Goodbye, October

November 1, 2014

Goodbye, October

Time flies when you’re having fun. And as always, October flies by full of wonderful moments. Maybe I’m a little bit biased because my birthday is in the middle of the month, but it could also have something to do with the weather [sort of] changing, lots of my favorite bands touring through the area…

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4 Comments / Filed In: Personal
Tagged: Anberlin, Birthday, CA Life, Concert, Downtown Disney, Family, Joshua Tree National Park, Pioneertown, Rock Climbing, The Maine

Flying Over SoCal

August 10, 2014

Flying Over SoCal

When Dan and his grandfather began communicating more frequently, he let him know that he and his wife were planning a huge trip from their home in Alaska over the summer months. This trip would include a few stops in Arizona, Texas, and Southern California. The best part, and the reason for so much travel…

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Leave a Comment / Filed In: Explore Local
Tagged: Aviation, Big Bear, CA Life, California, Family, Joshua Tree National Park, Pioneertown, San Bernardino

A Day in Joshua Tree National Park

May 4, 2014

A Day in Joshua Tree National Park

We are so lucky to live within a day’s drive of so many amazing places. One night this past week I randomly brought up that we should take a day trip out to Joshua Tree National Park this weekend. We woke up on Saturday morning and decided we should definitely do it! Joshua Tree is…

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4 Comments / Filed In: Explore Local
Tagged: CA Life, California, Chelsea, Joshua Tree National Park, Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown

A Day In Joshua Tree

November 8, 2013

A Day In Joshua Tree

The weekend after Diana arrived the three of us girls (myself, Di, and Chelsea) headed out to the desert. Fortunately we are only about a two hour drive from Palm Springs and a little less than three from Joshua Tree National Park. Our first stop was in Pioneertown, a small western-style town built back in…

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Tagged: CA Life, California, Chelsea, Diana, Joshua Tree National Park, Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown

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