Category : California

On August 1st, 2012, MADONNA INN…

     California

…the classic motel monument to California kitch at it’s most exuberant and flamboyant – conceptualized and constructed by the butch cowboy builder of freeways, Alex Madonna in 1958 and the site of my parents ill-prepared 1968 honeymoon trip from a wedding in Santa Barbara – was a natural – very pink – pit-stop for us ..

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On May 19th, 2012, DEEP CREEK HOT SPRINGS…

     California, landscape

…was the destination for a last-minute impulsive day trip – having enviously heard stories from friends of leisurely days spent there over the years; so heading north on the 2, east on the 210 (through the endless Inland Empire), up the 15 (where the San Gabriel Mountains meet the San Bernadino Mountains at the Cajon ..

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