California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

Along I-10 in Cabazon, CA you will find the Cabazon dinosaurs. From the shadow it is quite easy to spot the giant Apatosaurus known as “Dinny”, who has a gift shop inside his belly. To the north of Dinny is…

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Thursday, 28th April 2005

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

A sea of people in Golden Gate Park at what looks like a day time concert. Can anyone identify who’s playing? Thanks: Chuck Cheeze

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Wednesday, 27th April 2005

Trees

Well here’s something I didn’t expect to see. Thousands of trees floating in the water as part of a logging operation on Vancouver Island. I think it’s actually a strangely beautiful image (thumbnail #1). However, the whole thing becomes a…

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Tuesday, 26th April 2005

Pebble Beach Golf Course

Pebble Beach Golf Course. Thanks: Josh

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Monday, 25th April 2005

Naval Air Station, Alameda

The runways are painted like a street at the former Naval Air Station at Alameda, CA to create a temporary freeway built for the big chase in The Matrix: Reloaded. There’s also some ground level shots of the freeways construction…

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Sunday, 24th April 2005

Hotel Del Coronado

On the beach near the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego there are some mini sand dunes that spell out “Coronado”. Thanks: Jonathan, Steve Searer & others

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Friday, 22nd April 2005
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