California, August 3-11, 2025
Posted: October 24th, 2025 | Filed under: Out Of TownAugust 3, 2025
Flew into LAX on the early flight:

Grabbed something to eat at the famous Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank:


August 4, 2025
Had never seen the famous Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach:

August 5, 2025
Beignets at the Beachcomber in Crystal Cove State Park are a bit of a tradition:

August 6, 2025
A return visit to Roger’s Gardens:

August 7, 2025
There was something called the Sturgeon Moon that peaked around August 8-9, but it seemed full on the evening of the 7th, and confirmed that it’s impossible to photograph the moon:

August 8, 2025
Grilling at Newport Coast Villas:

August 9, 2025
A run along the beach at Crystal Cove State Park:

The view from the Crystal Cove Shake Shack:

Later, a chocolate frozen banana on Balboa Island:

August 10, 2025
A day trip to San Juan Capistrano and Mission San Juan Capistrano:





Also nearby, the Los Rios Historic District:





