MONROVIA CANYON.

It's a wonder that such a vibrant forest exists five minutes above the urban din of the San Gabriel Valley. Monrovia Canyon Park - an oak woodland, chapparal, and riparian forest - is home to bears, grey foxes, bobcats, raccoons, coyotes, and Virginia opossums, most of whom thankfully visit the park only after hours.

The Nature Center is a bright building, staffed by friendly volunteers who love to introduce young visitors to the snakes and bugs kept in terrariums. Displays of local wildlife and plant communities are found throughout the center; picnic areas and barbeque pits can be found just outside.

You can easily handle the 1.5-mile roundtrip Monrovia Falls hike, which brings them to a waterfall with giant boulders to climb. On the way, they'll marvel at small caves, the trickling stream just begging for dipped bare toes, and "The Cathedral" - an area in which the oaks bend to create a domed "room." The hike starts right behind the Nature Center.

EXHIBICION CARROZAS. Rose Parade.

Dos días después del desfile, pude ir al lugar donde se
realiza la exhibición de las carrozas en Sierra Madre CA.

Con mas calma y disfrutando el diseño, color, aroma y
belleza caminamos 3 horas entre mas o menos 45 carrozas.

Súper chévere!!!!
Miles de personas se dan cita para hacer este colorido recorrido.
Si por algún motivo no has asistido, te recomiendo que para
el próximo año no te lo pierdas.

Disfruta de algunas de las fotografías que a continuación te presento.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009. Pasadena

FELIZ 2009.

CENA DE FIN 2008.

Para terminar el año que mejor que cenando.
Celebrando éxitos, metas alcanzadas, sueños realizados
y por que no, recordando fracasos, tristezas, amores y
desamores. Pero llenos de optimismo para dar comienzo
a este nuevo año.
Gracias a todos mis amigos que durante
este tiempo me acompañaron.

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ROSE PARADE 2009.

Pasadena CA

Por la mañana del día primero si vives en Pasadena,
No te puedes perder la oportunidad de ver en vivo y
a todo color el tradicional desfile de la Rosas en Colorado Boulevard.
Así que desvelados con frío y un poco de hambre,
sentémonos a disfrutar dos horas de carrozas llenas de
color y alegría, enmarcadas con miles de flores naturales.

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CARNE ASADA.

Y para dar por terminado el primer día de este año nuevo
después de no dormir por casi 24 horas,
una carne asada por la tarde no cae nada mal.
Buen provecho y feliz año 2009.

NAVIDAD EN PASADENA.

PERSHING SQUARE - Downtown on Ice.

If you're looking for world-class skating, this is the place.
This is right smack dabb middle in an unsavory area across
the street from the pershing square

redline stationThe ice skating area...

which is just like a huge square
BOX elevated up a bit it seems.I wouldn't want to skate

hereSounds real clubby...and wooden when the
skaters are trying to skate around
-Leagues of highly uncoordinated people grasping the
walls for dear life and occasionally falling directly
in front of someone going full speed?

OK, so it's not the best place to go in town.
But for what it is, it's excellent entertainment.

when 1st arriving downtown & another after leaving the art walk...
they are preparing for a concert of some sort this
weekend on a huge stage beside the rink.

Most of the skaters there can't skate...

and just CLINGto the sides of the rails.

Lots of security around the rink area I noticed

would seem cool for a group of friends.

YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN – BARACK OBAMA. Music video

Congratulations, Mr. President. -Lyrics-

It was a creed written into the founding
documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered
by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. ...