Various places in San Diego

All of these postcards are ones that I got while I was in San Diego last August.

Mission Beach is one of San Diego's more popular beaches. Located across from Mission Bay and Mission Bay Park, the area offers beach shopping and Belmont Park, a historic oceanfront amusement park featuring games, rides and a wooden roller coaster name The Giant Dipper. Be sure to check out the giant FlowBarrel and FlowRider at the Wavehouse!

The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum is the flagship of the naval aviation museums. It is located aboard the USS Midway, the longest-serving carrier in the history of the Navy.

Of all the beauty that San Diego has to offer, Coronado has become the locals hometown escape. Full of character and history, Coronado Island stands alone in comparison of ambiance and quaint, village-type atmospheres. Perfectly places, The Hotel del Coronado sits proudly on 18 miles of white sandy beaches and is one of the world's top ten resorts and the #1 rated wedding destination in America!

Petco Park

Crystal Pier-Pacific Beach, or "P.B.", as it is called by local residents, is home to one of San Diego's most popular beaches and also, one of the larger nightlife scenes in San Diego. Consisting of bars, restaurants, and boutique stores, PB is worth a visit. While there, be sure to visit the beach itself, walk the boardwalk, touch the Pacific and, stroll to the end of the historic Crystal Pier.

Cabrillo National Monument-San Diego

Old Point Loma Lighthouse

 

Tidepool Area- The tidepool area consists of four zones. The first zone is called the splash zone because there is only an occasional splash from a wave. The second zone is the high tide zone. Sea snails and red-clawed crabs are found here. In the third zone, middle tide zone, there are mussel beds and patches of surf grass. This is also the habitat of the seastar, inset. The last zone is the low tide zone where rocks are encrusted with sponges and green surf grass thrives.

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time. What seemed to be a good location 422 feet above sea level, however, had a serious flaw. Fog and low clouds often obscured the light. On March 23, 1891, the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse location closer to the water at the tip of the Point.

This statue of Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo commemorates his 1542 exploration of the west coast and landing of Ballast Point. On September 28, 1542, he sailed into a harbor which he names San Miguel-now known as San Diego. His expedition explored more than 800 miles of coastline.

La Jolla

Known for its beautiful scenery, incredible surf breaks, world class art galleries, upscale shopping and endless fine dining, La Jolla is deemed "the Jewel" of Southern California.

La Jolla Caves- After descending 133 steps through a lighted, man-made tunnel, visitors traverse a walkway to a platform near the ocean entrance of Sunny Jim Cave. This fascinating cavern in La Jolla's sandstone cliffs was carved by approximately 200,000 years of wave action.

Harbor Seals- Harbor seals are a nearshore pinniped species that need a protected area to rest and warm up. They haul out year-round at beautiful La Casa Beach (Children's Pool Beach) in La Jolla, California. The sea wall was built in 1931 at "Seal Rock Point".

1986 Olympics

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Various sites in California

In Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park massive Redwoods rise hundreds of feet above native shrubs, ferns and vines to form a primitive forest community. This park, named for the noted pioneer explorer, is well known for its National Tribute Grove and the world famous Stout Tree.

The Wishing Well at Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego

The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The largest hotel in western America. Situated between two tropical parks in heart of business district. 

Donner Lake, near Lake Tahoe

Cayucos, California. "The Fisherman's Paradise". This restful little town also offers abalone hunting and a real thrill to the skin divers.

Bali Hai. Shelter Island in San Diego

Placer Mining Scars at Dutch Flat

Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. "Crypt doors creak and tombstones quake to the rhythm of a haunting refrain. Spirited Spooks play medieval melodies for graveyard guests as all do the dance macabre in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion."

Death Valley Scotty's Castle. This fabulous multi-million dollar castle was built by Scotty and his partner Albert M. Johnson in the mid-twenties. Located near the upper end of Death Valley, it is today one of the showplaces of the West. Scotty and his gold mine sprang into promience in 1905 and for 50 years he continued to make his headlines across the nation.

Panorama of San Francisco. This unique view of the city is taken from Twin Peaks. It shows the 8-mile-long San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Treasure Island, financial district skyscrapers and the Oakland-East Bay area. In the center Market Street cuts its way diagonally through the business district.

Poole's Restaurant in San Francisco. Delightful-traditional restaurant. Rich in Decor and atmosphere. Noted for its Beautiful Stained Glass Decorations. Featuring Continental Cuisine.

Yosemite National Park, California Toulumne River in Toulumne Meadows. About 55 miles from Yosemite Valley by way of the Tiaga Road, is Toulumne Meadows, the largest of the many sub-alpine gardens of the high Sierra.

Long Beach.

This is a long string of souvenir photo/postcard type things. Each depicts a different scene in Long Beach.