Why I got naked in Paso Robles

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You will get into hot water when you get naked at the River Oaks Hot Springs spa. Shuffling down the quiet hall in my plush spa slippers and fluffy white robe, I heard the faint sound of bubbling water. The light aroma of sulfur and minerals drew me like a magnet. My destination was behind […]

Two billion years in the making

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It took two billion years to create the geological formations in the Morongo Valley in Southern California. Read all about it with the link below and at http://www.hbcoutdoors.com https://www.hbcoutdoors.com/blog/two-billion-years-in-the-making

Streetcar has common links in history on St Charles Avenue

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Streetcar History in New Orleans The St Charles Avenue Streetcar, continuously operating in New Orleans since 1835, is the oldest working streetcar line in the world. Hop aboard and clickety-clack in historical style to the French Quarter, the setting for Vieux Carré, a semi-autobiographical Tennessee Williams play. Lauded as one of America’s best playwrights, he […]

Eat with your fingers at Abyssinia Restaurant Anaheim California

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Eating with your hands is expected at… Abysinnia Restaurant in Anaheim, California on TheYums.com Mom told me never to eat with my fingers. She didn’t know about Ethiopian food! Therefore, you should wash your hands and read the restaurant review here on TheYums.com.

CoastWatch Photographer Reports Status Mile 315

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Last year I joined the Oregon Shores CoastWatch program and adopted Mile 315.  I am volunteering my photography skills and time to report on the mile between Ecola State Park and North Chapman Beach which is just north of Cannon Beach. I adopted the mile in order to get to know the coast more intimately, […]

OC photographer interviewed in Shutterbug

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OC Photographer, Julie Diebolt Price, was interviewed for the Business Trends article May 2018 issue of Shutterbug magazine. Business Trends writer, Maria Piscopo, presented this startling fact. There are 32,527,830 #travelphotography posts on Instagram. Maria’s interview with four professional photographers discussed finding success in the changing marketplace of the travel and landscape photography business. Click […]

Cell phone photos show vacation winners

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Get better cell phone photos on this vacation Cell phone photos that you take on your vacation can be improved! You will see the difference immediately. Try action shots, using Rule of Thirds, framing your subject, using flash (or not), HDR (high dynamic range). Find apps that take your images from ordinary to EXTRAORDINARY. Click […]