Boarding the plane headed to California
Carl and Plank ready to fly
Happy travellers
Jeff, Carl, and Plank awaiting takeoff
Over Sedona and the Red Rocks of Arizona
Heading west through the wild blue yonder
Day 2 at South Pasadena Skatepark
One of our hosts riding with Carl
Carl on the half pipe
Runaway skateboard
Negotiating the half-pipe
Comparing boards
Balancing act
Successful descent off the half-pipe
Unsuccessful descent off the half-pipe
Near the top
Going Up
Turning in preparation for the descent
Progressing up the ramp...
Nearing the top, getting ready to turn....
Making the turn.....
Completing the turn....
Successful descent!
Great skatepark - lots of fun!
Day 3 at Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA
Vans is a huge indoor skatepark
This park has ramps for all abilities
Spectator area above the beginner ramps
Advanced riders in the bowl
Carl negotiating the ramps
Building up some speed
Concentrating on the next ramp
Checking out the bowl riders catching some vert
Coming down the ramp...fast
Cruising across the main floor
Skating with the Big Boys
Maneuvering through the obstacles
What a great place to ride!
Day 4 at Chino Hills skatepark
Having a nice skatepark all to himself
Carving the bowl
Starting the Ollie
Heading down the ramp
Showing great balance
Mount Baldy forest fire in the background
Our host carving the bowl
Centrifugal force keeps him from falling over backwards
Going vert
Riding the wave
Another great skatepark!
Day 4 Skatepark 2 - Ayala Park in Chino
Very big park with lots of bowls and ramps
Carl towards the right provides size perspective
Surveying the scene
Going vert in one of the bowls
Coming down a ramp
Cruising out of a bowl at the end of another great skate day!
Day 5 at the Glendale skatepark
A top 10 rated SoCal skatepark
Gaining speed for an end-to-end run
Carving in a very deep bowl
Great vert action
Looking down into the bowl...
...from way above
Yet another great skatepark!
Day 5 at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Griffith Park
In a Wild West movie scene
Bringing our Teddy Roosevelt studies on the road
Interesting sculpture
Did that buffalo just blink?
Ready for a stagecoach ride
Showdown!
What did I do wrong?
Giddy Up!
Across the parking lot to the LA Zoo
Gentle goat - unlike ours at home!
Enjoying the brushing
Checking out the hippo
Excellent tiger exhibit...
...they were being quite playful
Two heads in front of tall heads
Browsing up high for a snack
Giraffe closeup
Carl and Plank in a bamboo forest
Our mule would be envious
The gorilla exhibit was one of the best
Gorilla closeup
Scoping out the zebras
Staying in the shade
Zebra closeup
Over to the Travel Town Train Museum
Boarding the train for Phoenix
A real 4-4-0 up close!
Wouldn't it be cool to really drive one?
Griffith Park was fun!
Day 6 - Chilling with the guitar
Playing guitar, but ready to skateboard with kneepads ready
His favorite of our host's 3 guitars
Rock star
Day 7 at the beach
In the Pacific Ocean!
Looking for a wave to catch
Ready to body surf
Finishing the ride
Santa Monica Pier
Looking north from Santa Monica
Sailboat in the distance
Making a sand angel
Enjoying the beach
Riding a chopper along the oceanfront
Downtown LA
Downtown closeup
Downtown and dashboard
Photographer self-portrait
Downtown LA architecture
Palm trees swaying in the breeze
LA Skyline closeup
Another downtown building
Famous landmarks
Looking up
LA traffic
Looking up from the freeway
Looking backwards
Punch buggy, no punch back
Tagged Sign
Tunnel approach
The road to Pasadena
Silhouette
Getting our kicks
Local sights on the way back from the beach
Truck Route sign
Street sign
See next picture....
Very funny
Grapefruit tree at our hosts
The grill master
The backyard lounge
Some outside entertainment
Birthday celebration
Birthday boy in the middle
Wii participant and spectator
What a cool backyard lounge
