Saturday, September 28, 2013 - California Science Center, Los Angeles

Spent the day at the California Science Center. It's open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is free. To see the space shuttle, Endeavor, is $2/person. You can buy the tickets online. It's $4/person if you buy it at the museum because they charge an extra $2 to print the ticket. Parking is $10 or you can park at the Natural History Museum for $8 and just walk a little more. Both museum's are right next to each other. You can also save on parking by taking the Metro. Take the Metro Expo Line and exit USC/Expo Park.

Great place to take the kiddos.

Front entrance of the California Science Center.

 Front entrance of the California Science Center. Looking up.

 Exposition Park Rose Garden behind the California Science Center.

 Exposition Park: Airplane.

 Endeavor.

Endeavor.

 Endeavor.

 Endeavor.

 Endeavor.

 Endeavor.

 Space shuttle toilet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1wwzwvfsC0

Entrance to the Ecosystems Exhibit

Ecosystem exhibit: Rocky Shore in the Extreme Zone

In the back is a machine the creates the ebb and flow of the tide. The tank is deep that goes down and contains the "kelp forest".

 Ecosystems Exhibit: Forest Zone - entrance to the Kelp Forest

 Ecosystem Exhibit: Forest Zone - Looking up in the tunnel

 Ecosystem Exhibit: Forest Zone - Kelp Forest

Ecosystem Exhibit: Forest Zone - Kelp Forest - Giant Anemone

 Ecosystem Exhibit: Forest Zone - Kelp Forest - Octopus

 Ecosystem Exhibit: Extreme Zone - Deep-Sea Vents

The effects of deep sea pressure on cups.

A lot of very great interactive exhibits. Great place for the kids to learn.

Thursday, September 19, 2013 - Faux-Cronut, Frances Bakery, Los Angeles

Morning run to Frances Bakery and Coffee for a faux-cronut.

Frances Bakery and Coffee is located in the Honda Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.

 Outside the bakery. Doors open at 8 a.m. They said they had a large order this morning so they had me come back at 9:30 a.m.

 The box.

 A chocolate and plain "cronut".

 Plain: sugar glaze with vanilla pastry cream

 Chocolate: chocolate glaze with vanilla pastry cream

A bit too greasy for me. Cost per one "cronut" - $3.85

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - Daikokuya, Los Angeles

Farmer's market. The peanuts are a seller.

Headed over to Torrance for the Ramen Yokocho Fest. Got there around 10 a.m. when it was suppose to open. Saw the crazy line to get in and decided it wasn't worth the wait. Left and drove to Little Tokyo for Daikokuya right in time for them to open their doors at 11 a.m. 

 Outside Daikokuya.

Inside Daikokuya. Cash only.

 Tsukemen. 

Temporarily satisfied my ramen crave after having been watching "The Mind of a Chef" with David Chang.

Origami Batman.

Saturday-Monday, September 7-9, 2013 - Mammoth, California

Friday: Hit the road at midnight
Saturday: Set up camp at Gull Lake, fished at Grant Lake, set up the crawfish traps, trout dinner
Sunday: Picked up the crawfish traps, fished at June Lake, fished at Gull Lake, set up the crawfish traps, crawfish dinner
Monday: Packed up camp, picked up the crawfish traps, Mammoth to hit up Devil's Postpile and Rainbow Falls, fished Baker Creek in Big Pine, headed home

 Early Saturday morning, fishing at Grant Lake.

Hit the limit. Time to call it a day. At Grant Lake.

Early Sunday morning, picking up the crawfish traps.

The motherload of crawfish.

Can't beat this. Fishing at June Lake.

Fishing at Gull Lake.

Trout.

Camp site #6.

Mammoth: Devil's Postpile.

Mammoth: Rainbow Falls

Can't get enough fishing. Baker Creek.

 Trout for dinner all week. Good stuff.