Scenic Drive, LA

On Monday we continued our trip through Big Sur and saw some awesome views of cliffs and beaches. The road was definitely the most windy road I’ve ever driven on. There was a sign that had squiggles and said “for the next 74 miles.” There are plenty of pictures that will make up for my lack of descriptions of this part of the trip.


When we got to LA we went out for a few beers with Nate, and then relaxed on Tuesday before the Angels game. We got to the stadium really early, so we had plenty of time to walk around and take it all in. They had a full size baseball diamond colored in the stone in front of the stadium entrance. This includes a mound with a color-changing “rubber.” It also had two hats that were size 649 ½. The stadium itself was nice. We had seats in right-center field next to the rocks and stream just beyond the center field fence. They shot out fireworks at the end of the national anthem which was a pleasant surprise. The atmosphere was a little different from other stadiums. Between innings they played commercials on the jumbotron and they had flashing red and white displays throughout the game that got a bit annoying. They also have the rally-monkey. For those of you who aren’t familiar, the rally monkey came about during their World Series season. Every time the Angels rally they show a monkey on the screen. At one point they showed a funny avatar video which they edited to include the monkey.
Again, as is the theme with California baseball, we saw another one run game. Vladimir Guerrero made his return to Anaheim after signing with the Rangers in the offseason. He got a huge standing ovation before his first at bat, and later in the game he homered to cap off a good return. However the Angels ended up pulling out the victory 6-5 over the Rangers in yet another great game.

Before leaving LA on Wednesday, we took a drive down Sunset Boulevard and checked out all the huge (expensive) houses. We swung by Hollywood before jumping onto interstate 5 for the trip to San Diego.