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Salt Springs State Park is a beautiful place to hike and sight-see. It located close to the border of New York and it is an hour drive away from our place. According to my state park passport, the main attractions are the old growth, three to four hundred-year old Hemlock Trees. You will see the towering trees and also three waterfalls if you walk on Fall Brook Trail. Do walk cautiously because the slope is pretty steep at the beginning of the trail. Rocky gorge. We are walking on boardwalk that followed the rim of the gorge under the towering canopy of Hemlock Trees.  Penny Rock. It's amazing to see pennies embedded into layers of rock over years and years. There is a saying to remove the penny will bring bad luck; to leave a penny will bring good luck. One of the waterfalls. It is nice to come early and have the whole place by ourselves.  Half way through Fall Brook Trail we stumbled upon this wide open fiel...

via Yes, indeed.  Things are so different compared to last year. This statement makes me pause for awhile and think back all those events that has happened on me during my post au pair life.  This time.. Last year.. I moved in a shared apartment to live with my husband. Together we shared the apartment with 3 other male medical students. The down part of living with male was hygiene issue. Boy never (never is a strong word. How about rarely?) gives a fuck of doing house chores and keeping the house clean and tidy. In the end, I became the person who cares about the cleanliness of the bathroom and kitchen. No matter how much you cleaned, you just can't keep up with all the mess of 3-4 people made. Am I the person to blame because I'm a clean freak?  Then, we moved in to a small studio situated above a garage. It is small and cozy. Surely enough space for 2 humans and 2 animals. However, no capacity for another human. Do asked my parents for clarifica...

A relaxing afternoon in the international cottages in Balboa Park. They open the door for visitors to learn more about their country's culture and food (donations are welcome) on every Sunday. A beautiful lady from house of Argentina is performing a song. Casa del Prado. Free organ performance at Spreckels Organ Pavilion.  A boy with this neck-turning Penny-farthing.  Parents at Gaslamp Quarter. Santa Fe depot. Downtown. We're the boss.

Facing west Los Angeles from Garden Terrace Cafe.  The contrast between Richard Meier and Robert Irwin.  Only if you understand Richard Meier's thoughts. 

It's the diva. Trust me, it was CHILLY. Still, everybody wants a piece of that famous signage.  How can you not take a picture of this clueless road name? The family.

In this west coast series I just want to share with you all the beautiful scenery I captured during my trip to west coast with my dearest parents.  Enjoy! xxx Mystic mountains behind the scene. A bird-view of Palm Springs on our way up in the aerial tramway. Such deserted city out of nowhere. Mount San Jacinto state park. These pine cones are as huge as hand palms.   Original Cabin #2. Downtown.