{"id":1021,"date":"2025-10-24T08:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:39:41","slug":"california-august-3-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/2025\/10\/24\/california-august-3-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"California, August 3-11, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>August 3, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Flew into <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/losangeles\/lax\/index.htm\">LAX<\/a> on the early flight:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/losangeles\/lax\/1208-03-25.jpg\" alt=\"Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, August 3, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grabbed something to eat at the famous <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/losangeles\/burbank\/bobsbigboy\/index.htm\">Bob&#8217;s Big Boy<\/a> in Burbank:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/losangeles\/burbank\/bobsbigboy\/0708-03-25.jpg\" alt=\"Bob's Big Boy, 4211 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, California, August 3, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/losangeles\/burbank\/bobsbigboy\/0908-03-25.jpg\" alt=\"Bob's Big Boy, Burbank, California, August 3, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Had never seen the famous Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/lagunabeach\/pageantofthemasters\/0108-04-25.jpg\" alt=\"Festival of the Arts Pageant of the Masters, Laguna Beach, California, August 4, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 5, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beignets at the Beachcomber in <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/crystalcovestatepark\/index.htm\">Crystal Cove State Park<\/a> are a bit of a tradition:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/crystalcovestatepark\/beachcomber\/0108-05-25.jpg\" alt=\"Beignets, The Beachcomber, 15 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, California, August 5, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 6, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A return visit to <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/rogersgardens\/index.htm\">Roger&#8217;s Gardens<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/rogersgardens\/1608-06-25.jpg\" alt=\"Roger's Gardens, Corona Del Mar, California, August 6, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s impossible to photograph the moon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/newportcoastvillas\/1908-07-25.jpg\" alt=\"Moon Rising From Newport Coast Villas, Newport Beach, California, August 7, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 8, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grilling at <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/newportcoastvillas\/index.htm\">Newport Coast Villas<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/newportcoastvillas\/2008-08-25.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Coast Villas, Newport Beach, California, August 8, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 9, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A run along the beach at Crystal Cove State Park:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/crystalcovestatepark\/08-09-25\/0108-09-25.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Coast, California, August 9, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The view from the Crystal Cove Shake Shack:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/crystalcovestatepark\/shakeshack\/0308-09-25.jpg\" alt=\"View From Crystal Cove Shake Shack, 7703 East Coast Highway, Newport Coast, California, August 9, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later, a chocolate frozen banana on <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/balboaisland\/index.htm\">Balboa Island<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/newportbeach\/balboaisland\/sugarnspice\/0208-09-25.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Banana with Peanuts, Sugar 'n' Spice, 310 Marine Avenue, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, August 9, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A day trip to <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/sanjuancapistrano\/index.htm\">San Juan Capistrano<\/a> and <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/index.htm\">Mission San Juan Capistrano<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/1708-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Central Courtyard, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/2608-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Serra Chapel, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/2908-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Great Stone Church, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/3008-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Great Stone Church, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/missionsanjuancapistrano\/3608-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Great Stone Church, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also nearby, the <a href=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/losrios\/index.htm\">Los Rios Historic District<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/california\/orangecounty\/sanjuancapistrano\/losrios\/0408-10-25.jpg\" alt=\"Montanez Adobe Museum, Los Rios Street, Los Rios Historic District, San Juan Capistrano, California, August 10, 2025\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 3, 2025 Flew into LAX on the early 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