Tag: parks

• Strathearn Park, Simi Valley, California

  

  When I read about an interesting place to visit, I save it on my Google Maps. My map has hundreds of places across the USA and is very handy when going on road trips. If I am going away for a day or a weekend, I can look at it and find interesting places to…

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  September 5, 2025

  Activities near Los Angeles, California, Historic Site, History, Jenn, Simi Valley

  California, DartandMap, History, Jenn, parks, roadtrip, strathearn, Travel

• You don’t have to go to Utah for Red Rocks

  

  You may have seen them when you are driving up (or down) the 14 Freeway in Southern California. Suddenly you wonder if you drove farther north than you realized, but you are only about 120 miles away from Los Angeles. The red rocks. They look like Utah. But you are in Cantil, CA and what…

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  October 18, 2023

  Activities near Los Angeles, California, Desert, hiking, Jenn, Nature, Off the Beaten Path, roadtrip, Travel

  CA State Parks, California, DartandMap, hiking, Jenn, parks, Red Rocks, RedRocks, roadtrip, Southern California, State Parks, Travel

• Starved Rock. More than those documentary murders.

  

  I didn’t know that Starved Rock was once known for a shocking murder until I saw a documentary title appear when I was searching for a show to watch. I did watch that documentary & can imagine the horror people felt back in the day.

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  October 11, 2023

  Fall, hiking, Historic Site, History, Illinois, Jenn, Nature, roadtrip, Travel

  DartandMap, hiking, History, Illinois, Jenn, Nature, parks, Road Trip, Travel