Published about 1 year ago by Carel Struycken
The Dumont Dunes are a favorite destination for dune buggies in the Mojave desert, south of Death Valley.
Published about 1 year ago by Carel Struycken
Urban Light Sculpture, 202 restored cast iron antique street lamps, currently exhibited along Wilshire Blvd.
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
This Troll is nestled under an Aurora Avenue overpass. Troll Avenue runs under Aurora Avenue and ends at the Troll, who pensively crushes a Volkswag...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The Pasadena City Hal is an outstanding example of the "City Beautiful" movement of the 1920s. The building was recently renov...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
This undulating field of blue and white was designed by a well known Dutch artist, P...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The restaurant at the airport is a favorite destination for islander and visitor alike. The souvenir shop has many unique items one would be tempted to buy.
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
Nature Center at Airport-in-the-Sky The Catalina Island Conservancy's Nature Center at Airport-in-the-Sky contains many inte...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
Catalina Island's only airstrip is a bit of a challenge for your average amateur pilot. In a warning to first time visiting pilots, it is ...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
This spectacular vista deserves a photo on a clearer day and also one at night, when an endless grid of citylights stretches to the horizon. ...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The Casino is Avalon's iconic building. Gambling never took place here, but in the Big band era the Casino's spectacular ballroom was part of each band...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The Tufa formations at Mono Lake look even more other-wordly in the snow. After many years of litigation, Los Angeles County has been forced to mitig...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
Tahquitz Canyon was once an important resource for the Cahuilla Indians. During the 1960s it was invaded by hippies and the result wa...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
Stage road winds out of Avalon with countless hairpins, until it finally gets to a backbone of the island at about 1000ft, to continue on to the Airport in the Sky.
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
Zane Grey, the reknown Western author lived here and wrote many of his books while on the island. His "pueblo" is now a hotel. Zane Grey was also an avi...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The only paved road outside of Avalon leads to the Airport in the Sky. Further on it becomes a dirt road towards Two Harbors and the peninsula. Whe...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
The Catalina Express provides the main connection with the mainland, although there is also a helicopter service near Avalon and a small airfield in the interior. Cruise ships also stop over at Avalon.
Published over 2 years ago by Carel Struycken
This group of three buffalos is not that easy to spot. Two are standing on a little dirt patch some 200 yards down the canyon and one is barely visible under t...(more)
Published over 3 years ago by Carel Struycken
In the early 1900s, the Arroyo Seco was a popular outing for the people of Pasadena and greater Los Angeles. There were close to 180 cabins nestled ...(more)
