Short visit to Orange County
A long weekend exploration of Orange County while visiting friends of relatives
San Juan de Capistrano, a famous mission
Last stop before the long trip home is at the historic and famous San Juan de Capistrano mission
Dana Point headland and harbor
In the morning we explore the Dana Point headland area with a short detour to enjoy the harbor
Tri City Park in Brea
Before sunset we explore a city park looking for birds while our relative is shopping with her friends
Whale Watching from Dana Point
We spend the morning of our full day in Dana Point taking a successful whale watching cruise
Short jaunt into Joshua Tree National Park
Late in the afternoon we visit the southern part of Joshua Tree NP with stops at Cottonwood Spring and Bajada Nature Trail
Hi Jolly and Gem Exhibit in Quartzsite
Before California we stop in Quartzsite to visit the tomb of Hi Jolly and admire a gem show with our relative
Revisiting Tumacacori NHP
This is a revisit of Tumacacori NHP to show our relative the magnificent ruins of the former mission
Javelinas at Paton Hummingbird Garden!
On our quick return visit we finally see the javelinas we promised to our relative, yay!
Harshaw Ghost Town
The Harshaw Ghost Town near Patagonia is our next goal however unfortunately besides the cemetery very little is left