Coming from a small town, I still look for various small town festivals, tours, and events. I was flipping through the latest issues of Westways magazine (from the AAA) and at the end of each issue they list just these types of events for LA and surrounding counties.I always end up marking a few possibilities in the list, but lately I haven’t been able to attend very many. Life is busy and setting aside time for even a full day away can be tricky when you are trying to sync 3 different calendars and all the activities of those involved.
Some of the items I marked this month are:
- Trona Centennial
- Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour
- Ridgecrest Desert Wildflower Festival
- Carpenteria Greenhouse and Nursery Tour
- Morro Bay AAUW Garden Tour
Over the years, I have developed a few places I like to visit at any time of the year, just to get out of the big city. These include:
- Ojai, California
- Idyllwild, California
- Mono Lake, California (and vicinity)
- BIg Bear Village/Lake Arrowhead, California
- Tehachapi, California
- Sedona, Arizona
- Jerome, Arizona
All of these provide just what I need when the city gets to be a bit too much. If you are looking for a little bit of small town California, you really can’t go wrong with these places. There are a host of others, of course, so seek out your favorites (and share them with me!)
Christmas Time in Idyllwild, California
High in the mountains above Big Bear Lake with the Jackels
The Tehachapi Loop
Previously on End of the Day:
- In sickness and in health – End of the Day for February 24, 2014
- All the world’s a stage – The Magic of Theater — End of the Day for February 23, 2014
- Self-doubt — End of the Day for February 22, 2014
- An evening out — End of the Day for February 21, 2014
- …and the days roll by — End of the Day for February 20, 2014
- You are getting sleepy — very, very sleepy… — End of the Day for February 19, 2014
- Sitting around talking — and making the world a better place, I hope — End of the Day for February 18, 2014
- Holiday over, now back to work! — End of the Day for February 17, 2014
- Take a Picture Already — End of the Day for February 16, 2014
- An “At Home” Day — End of the Day for February 15, 2014
- Truly the end of the day — End of the Day for February 14, 2014
- Grandpa Claude’s Birthday – End of the Day for February 13, 2014
- Why do we do what we do? — End of the Day for February 12, 2014
- 50! — End of the Day for February 11, 2014
- The Dad Cycle — End of the Day for February 10, 2014
- Stillness, silence and sand — End of the Day for February 9, 2014
- Parental Robots? – End of the Day for February 8, 2014
- Topics of (dis)interest – End of the Day for February 7, 2014
- Home again — End of the Day for February 6, 2014
- …but Mom, he followed me home! — End of the Day for February 5, 2014
- All parenting is ad lib – End of the Day for February 4, 2014
- A little bit of this and a little bit of nothing – End of the Day for February 3, 2014
- Was that rain on the roof? – End of the Day for February 2, 2014
- Growing up – End of the Day for February 1, 2014
- End of the Day for January 2014