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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the
SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
DrDad wrote:
I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD That's a huge subject. This will get you started: Driving Directions: San Francisco to: Pacifica-Half Moon Bay-Santa Cruz-Monterey/Carmel http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/DriveDir.html From Carmel, just continue on the Cabrillo Highway (1) then, South of Santa Barbara, the Pacific Coast Highway to San Diego. Los Angeles, Driving in http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/LAdrive.html -- __________________________________________________ ______________ "San Francisco is a pleasure. Los Angeles is a headache" Rita (NYC) http://geocities.com/dancefest/ --- http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 ------- IClast at Gmail com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
If you drive down the Pacific Coast Highway (1), you will go right past Half
Moon Bay airport, if you want airplane pix. Other than that, count on a slow but scenic drive. Bob Gardner "DrDad" wrote in message ups.com... I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
"Bob Gardner" wrote in message . .. If you drive down the Pacific Coast Highway (1), you will go right past Half Moon Bay airport, if you want airplane pix. Other than that, count on a slow but scenic drive. Bob Gardner "DrDad" wrote in message ups.com... I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks Go down 101 and Hollister has an air museum, and Watsonville Airport may have a museum. |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
On Feb 3, 6:05 pm, "DrDad" wrote:
I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks Since you're probably coming through L.A, eat at the 94th Aero Squadron, located just off the runway of Van Nuys airport. It's about 2 miles west of I-405 at Exit 68/Roscoe Blvd. 16320 Raymer Street Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 994-7437 or see: http://www.the94thaerosquadron.com/ The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica is currently closed pending relocation to new facilities by late 2007/early 2008. See http:// www.museumofflying.com/ for details. On the automotive front, there's the Petersen Automotive Museum near Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. 6060 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 930-CARS or see http://www.petersen.org/ for details. |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
If you take 101, about 30 minutes south of San Francisco is the Hiller
Aviation Museum and Institute in San Carlos. However, if you instead take 1 it takes you past Half Moon Bay and Pigeon Point Lighthouse, one of the most photographed light houses on the west coast. Either way you can get to Santa Cruz, which has a very scenic old roller coaster and interesting folks down wandering the boardwalk, even if the rides aren't open. Another area scenic for people watching and colorful buildings is the beach and esplanade in Capitola, just down the coast slightly from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Continuing down the coast on 1 will take you past the Watsonville airport, a darling small airport that I believe still has a Bi-plane for hire, if you are interested in aerial photography. Continuing on you get to Monterey and Carmel, great places for people watching in scenic town or pier settings. Seventeen mile drive is great for photographing scenery. Then there is Big Sur, Hearst Castle, Pismo Beach (I think cars can drive on the sand, I haven't seen it, but that would be cool to photograph), Santa Barbara, and LA. Feb can be rainy, so I couldn't find any car shows that weekend in California. Others have mentioned other airports and museums. Have a great trip. |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
If the Goodyear blimp is home, it's visible from the San Diego
Freeway in Carson. You can then get off the freeway to take some photos of it. Patty |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 3, 6:05 pm, "DrDad" wrote: I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks Since you're probably coming through L.A, eat at the 94th Aero Squadron, located just off the runway of Van Nuys airport. It's about 2 miles west of I-405 at Exit 68/Roscoe Blvd. 16320 Raymer Street Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 994-7437 or see: http://www.the94thaerosquadron.com/ The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica is currently closed pending relocation to new facilities by late 2007/early 2008. See http:// www.museumofflying.com/ for details. On the automotive front, there's the Petersen Automotive Museum near Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. 6060 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 930-CARS or see http://www.petersen.org/ for details. There is one at the San Jose Airport also. |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
On Feb 3, 6:05 pm, "DrDad" wrote:
I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks If you are also interested in Railroad museums, the greater L.A. area has several. One is Travel Town in Griffith Park near I-5/CA-134 http://traveltown.org/ . Another is in Wilmington, near I-110/CA-1 http://www.wilmingtonrailroadmuseum.org/ , and there is one in Perris, CA near I-215/CA-74 called the Orange Empire Railway Museum http://www.oerm.org/ .. |
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Driving from San Francisco to San Diego in Late Feb
On Feb 3, 6:05 pm, "DrDad" wrote:
I have the whole last weekend in February to drive from SF down to the SD area. I'll have by brand new DSLR camera with me, so I'm looking for suggestions of where to stop/stay enroute to find interesting scenery and people to photograph. Cars and airplanes are also favorite subjects, so please tell me of any interesting museums along the way. Thanks One more thought, http://www.lacar.com/ has lots of L.A. Automotive links including an events section that lists automotive events (races, car shows, etc.) throughout Southern California. |
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