Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Mission Santa Clara


Mission Santa Clara, originally uploaded by Rclaws on the well.

Closeup of Mission front

Mission Santa Clara 1


Mission Santa Clara 1, originally uploaded by Rclaws on the well.

Approaching the Mission. We went there on Ash Wednesday and it was full.

SCU entrance


SCU entrance, originally uploaded by Rclaws on the well.

Entrance to SCU. Visited it with my family. My daughter is a prospective student fall 2007

Monday, February 12, 2007

San Diego's Pacific Beach - Hawaiian Style

Surfing babe with long board at San Diego Pacific Beach

San Diego Skyline


San Diego Skyline, originally uploaded by jimfrazier.

F-4 Phantom, F14 Tomcat, and SH3 Helicopter on deck. San Diego from CV-41 Midway air boss chair, looking toward seaport village and Coronado bridge

Saturday, February 10, 2007

San Diego Egret


San Diego Egret, originally uploaded by armytnkr.

Egret with no regrets. Wild Animal Park is run by same people who run the zoo in Balboa Park, but is northeast of Escondido. Really gets hot in the summertime.

Friday, February 9, 2007

Beautiful Coronado Bay 2

View of tip of Point Loma and entrance to San Diego Bay from Coronado beach, Hotel del Coronado

Coronado Bridge, San Diego, California

The route from San Diego to Coronado for cars, Navy surface fleet Pacific passes under this bridge to and from the 32nd street pier.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Cold, Wind, Gliders, Comet.


Cold, Wind, Gliders, Comet., originally uploaded by MS4JAH.

Sunset over the Torrey Hills Glider Port

Surreal but Real


Surreal but Real, originally uploaded by MS4JAH.

A beautiful photo of a typical hot air balloon flight from above the Rancho Penasquitos Canyon preserve looking north east towards Black Mountain and Mount Woodson.

Arriving


Arriving, originally uploaded by preppy381.

Looking south toward downtown down SR 163 from Balboa Park Laurel Street bridge, the jets pass right overhead while landing at Lindberg Field

Monday, February 5, 2007

Safe Harbor


Safe Harbor, originally uploaded by Bernard Siao.

USS Wasp (LHD-1) enters San Diego channel, looking toward North Island Naval Air Station and the city.

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Midway Against San Diego Skyline

Saturday, February 3, 2007

HMS Surprise


HMS Surprise, originally uploaded by Swiv.

Ship actually used to film "Master and Commander" Next to the Star of India and the Midway, part of the San Diego Maritime Museum

The View from the Captain's Chair of the USS Midway

I visited this museum with my kids on my birthday. You can see active carriers across the harbor at Naval Station North Island

32nd Street Navy Base


32nd Street Navy Base, originally uploaded by Brad Pennock.

US Navy Base piers for surface ships south of Coronado bridge at 32nd Street.

Friday, February 2, 2007

MCAS Miramar


MCAS Miramar, originally uploaded by Brad Pennock.

This is likely to stay a military airport until the Marines are tired of it. Looking north towards Mira Mesa and Penasquitos Canyon

Peñasquitos Canyon Panorama

This is the view of Peñasquitos Canyon Panorama that's just across the road from my house

Balloon Del Mar


Balloon Del Mar, originally uploaded by MS4JAH.

Hot air balloons drift from Del Mar inland with the sea breeze at sunset over Rancho Penaquitos wildlife preserve.

Cabrillo National Monument


Cabrillo National Monument, originally uploaded by thomasgallery.

Looking east from the end of Point Loma across North Island at downtown San Diego.

NEW notes and description, check it out! Torrey Pines and Blacks Beach.

Torrey Pines and Blacks Beach - watch for falling rocks

Uplift


Uplift, originally uploaded by MS4JAH.

A top photo point in north san diego county - Torry Pines Glider Port