Category: sights and scenes
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Los Angeles Dodgers Back-to-Back Parade
November 3, 2025 On November 3, 2025, approximately 500,000 fans packed the streets and watched as the Los Angeles Dodgers strolled through downtown celebrating their back-to-back World Series win. The drone footage was shot towards 1st & Grand Avenue facing west as the team headed to 7th street. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PARADE COVERAGE
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Aruba ’25
Marriott has about 7 properties in Aruba featuring different brands. In Palm Beach or the northern part of the country is two timeshare properties: The Surf Club and the Ocean Club. Next door is the Marriott Resort which features the largest casino in Aruba, and next door is the Ritz-Carlton. Since 2006 we invested in…
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SouthernTrek 2025 – Recap
We recently completed another trek, this one covering four southern states. The weather was basically OK, except for a quick thunderstorm on March 9th while we were in Selma, AL The primary reason for this trek was to participate in the 60th Bridge Crossing Jubilee which was in Selma, AL. The other reason was to…
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SouthernTrek 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Tuskegee & Montgomery, AL
Atlanta, GA Tuskegee, AL Montgomery, AL LEGACY MUSEUM COMPLEX The Legacy Museum complex located in downtown Montgomery is a variety of venues. They offer a shuttle to take you around Legacy Museum As of this posting NO PHOTOS ARE ALLOWED Legacy Plaza Lynching Museum Scuplture Garden As of this posting VERY LIMITED PHOTOS ARE ALLOWED…
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Marriott Newport Coast Vacation Club
view from the drone These are a few drone (aerial) shots of Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas. The property is nestled alongside the pacific ocean and just to the north or across the street is the iconic Pelican Hill property. Marriott (Vacation Club) took over the development from Disney and in 2000 started with 55 Villas.…
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EastcoastTrek 2024
Tacoma, Baltimore, District of Columbia & New York These are some sights and scenes from our annual Eastcoast Trek, commemorating the legacy of the March on Washington. This year from Los Angeles we were “all aboard” on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Tacoma, WA. From there we fly to BWI and after a day of…
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Gant Eichrodt and his musical stylings
While traveling on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner from Los Angeles to Tacoma, WA. At one of the rest stops I met the gifted Gant Eichrodt and his new bride and longtime friend Bertha as they recently married. They were seated not far from me and I noticed he grabbed a guitar and headed up front.…
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Chicago Trek
I did the Chicago trek via the Amtrak Southwest Chief, boarding at Los Angeles Union Station ( LAX) and arriving at Union Station, Chicago, IL. The journey took two nights. All in all we were only about one hour late so it was a great trek. Returning the Los Angeles, I opted for the 4.5…
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A morning at the Museum of African-American Art
One of the Negro League Baseball Museum’s (NLBM) traveling exhibits is on display at the Museum of African-American Art at the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Plaza shopping center. The tremendous works were created from commissioned artist of NLBM. The work is copyrighted and cannot be saved or otherwise presented, except for personal use. On June 29 my…
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We salute the “Say Hey Kid” – Willie Mays
This afternoon we found out the Willie Mays passed. It was quite a blow. For years Major League Baseball has been planning it’s salute to the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, AL. A highlight was a tribute to Willie who was a star for the Birmingham Black Barons. The game is slated to…
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Aruba 2024
2024 marked our 18th year being in Aruba. Sights & Scenes Foodie Excursion DALE BROWN PHOTOS The photo box below is courtesy of Dale Brown, who is an veteran in Aruba travels and this was our first time meeting him. VILLAS There are tons of places to stay in Aruba. We invested in the Marriott…
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Denver trek – LAX to Emeryville to Denver via California Zephyr
OTHER LINKS FROM OUR TREK Denver trek – Sights & Scenes Denver trek – Murals Denver trek – Foodie excursion Denver trek – Coors Field – Denver, CO
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Denver trek – Sights & Scenes
Other links of the trek Denver trek – LAX to Emeryville to Denver via California Zephyr Denver trek – Murals Denver trek – Foodie excursion Denver trek – Coors Field – Denver, CO
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Denver trek – Murals
OTHER LINKS FROM OUR TREK Denver trek – Sights & Scenes Denver trek – Foodie excursion Denver trek – Coors Field – Denver, CO
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Denver trek – Coors Field – Denver, CO
These are some shots from our recent Denver trek. We tried to capture Ball Arena and Mile High Stadium but weather would not permit. However, we were very, very lucky to capture Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies located in downtown Denver. Here is the aerial/drone footage Here are some aerial photos These are…
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CUBATrekk 2023
These are some photos from my recently completed CubaTrekk 2023. This was my last visit to complete research for upcoming book and the journey included two provinces – La Habana and Matanzas. MY COMMENTARY – CLICK HERE LA HABANA People Casa Particulares Casa Particulares are accommodations in private residences. Most are those properties where the…
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The Famous Hollywood Sign Turns 100
These are a few shots from the drone capturing the famous Hollywood sign and includes lake Hollywood.
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Kansas City Trek – The Negro Leagues Museum and other sites
We made this trek needing to nail down a visit to the Negro League Baseball Museum so I could wrap up research for my Cuba trek, which ties the “Negro League presence in Cuba.” We call them treks because we are on very tight budgets so once we arrived we discarded the car rental and…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2023 Season Opener – from Union Station
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the 2023 season by thumping their arch-rival Arizona Diamonds 8 – 2. Union Station hosted a viewing party and here are a few shots from my brief walk-through.
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Belize 2022 – Garifuna Settlement Day
The Garifuna Settlement Day celebration returned after its absence due to Covid 19. On November 18, 2022 an enthusiastic crowd estimated to be in the thousands eagerly awaited the boats to float into the Dangriga bay marking the official reenactment of Yurumein. It was an incredible sight to be there in person. Due to limited…
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CUBATrek 2022 – Santiago de Cuba
Santiago formerly the Capitol of Cuba is a vibrant seaport Province. The history is rich and while my focus was on baseball I was finally able to visit the Moncada barracks. Even today you will see bullet holes from the severe battle over fifty years ago. BACK TO CUBATREK 2022
