This park is part of the San Diego Zoo, but is actually located some 30 miles northeast of San Diego, east of Escondido. Our first adventure when coming in the park was to go on a photo caravan through the park.

We learned that although the rhinoceros could kill you with just a toss of it’s 400 pound head, they are generally fairly docile animals. This one decided to stop the truck for a bit by standing in the road.

One of the great parts of this trip was the opportunity to feed the giraffes.

Every time we saw this lion, he was sleeping on the top of this Land Rover.

A couple of cheetahs waiting for dinner.

These okapi have photogenic rear ends.

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Visited Sea World today with my niece and her kids.

A seal hamming for the crowd.

A dolphin show.

Of course the star attractions, the orcas.

The orca splashing the crowd.

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Went bicycling around the marina here in Oceanside, California this morning. The marina is quite large, and tons of pelicans.

Saw this sign on a boat pullout pier.

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We are spending the day today in Yuma, Arizona on our way to Oceanside, California tomorrow. We went over into California today and visited an old mining camp in the Cargo Muchcacho Mountains. The Tumco ghost town history dates back to early discovery by the Spaniards in the 1500’s followed by rediscovery in the 1800’s. The town was abandoned in 1949, and is currently BLM land.

Some examples of erosion left behind by the stacks of mine tailings.

One of many mine shafts:

Some remains of stone structures:

And concrete (and stone) remains. This building actually had stone walls, similar to the previous walls, that had concrete coated on the outside to seal the building:

A fascinating tree:

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