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San Diego Zoo Safari Park

San Diego with kids: Up close with animals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

San Diego USS Midway

San Diego with kids: A visit to the USS Midway

Truckee with kids

Family fun in Truckee

Why Northstar at Tahoe is great for families

This bear was snuffling around in a meadow near Northstar California Ski Resort

Postcards from the road: Northstar bear

Alcatraz in the early morning

The first time I saw the Golden Gate Bridge

Hot Wheels exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Hot Wheel heaven at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Travel angel at the Los Angeles Farmers Market

Everyone needs a travel angel

Posing at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Trip Planning: Using Go Cards in Los Angeles

Wind farm outside Palm Springs

Dispatches from the road: Tips for crossing the desert

Los Angeles: The Petersen Automotive and Page Museums (with a bonus side of pie)

Mondays are for dreaming: Pastries and fishes

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