In LA we went to the Le Brea Tar Pits. Tar pits form when crude oil seeps to the surface. The Le Brea pits are in a section of Los Angeles and are a site of ongoing excavation. So fat over 650 species of Pleistocene Epoch plants and animals, including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, giant sloths, and short-faced bear. It is the richest and best preserved Pleistocene vertebrates found.
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| Sydney with Syd the Sloth. |
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| Mammoth |
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| A wall of Dire Wolf skulls. They have found 4600 so far. |
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| Tar embedded fossils. |
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| Tar bubbles. |
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| Working through the tar. |
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| Tar pit. |
We moved up the coast to Monterey. We spent the day biking along the shoreline and taking in the sights of Cannery Row and Fisherman's Wharf.
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| A Steinbeck Statue |
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| Along Fisherman's Wharf |
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| Heading down Cannery Row. |
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| There were piles of sea lions. |
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| And lots of seals |
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| Biking along the shoreline of Monterey. |
Sydney and I went San Jose to watch the U14 Icebreaker team play in the Pacific District Hockey Tournament. We tagged along with the team while they went to watch the San Jose Sharks practice.
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| We watched the practice. |
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| And snagged some autographs |
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| It was very cool! |
We also visited with friends in Alameda and went with them to take in the sights of San Francisco.
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| The Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Middle of the Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Alcatraz |
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| This ship used to hall cannery workers to Alaska and salmon back to San Francisco. |
Nice pics! Looks fun. :D
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