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Why We Love LA: Morning Ocean Trips with Seals & Dolphins

We rely on the kindness of strangers to show us their version of Los Angeles. Today, via Outdoors Club, we met a member of the Fairwind Yacht Club (a very cool organization if you like sailing, but don't own a boat) who took out a group of folks on a breakfast cruise. And here is what we saw...

Hey Lazy Seals! Wake Up! It's 10 am!

More Seals!

Okay, enough seals for the moment. Backing up a bit, we started our journey in Marina del Rey, which we know is not Los Angeles city proper, but for the purposes of this photo essay, LA is the LA area. Here we are filling up on gas at the boat gas station (actually, this photo is off cleaning out the, uhhhh, bowels.

Row, row, row your...


Hey UCLA!


These soon-to-be condos/apartments look very expensive and not that fun to live in because most of them do not have balconies with water views. Boo!

Johnny Carson's old boat - The Serengeti.


There were so many dolphins to see today. At one point, we found ourselves in the path of a pod of 30-50 dolphins. Unfortunately, dolphin photography is not our expertise.

More seals! The end.
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.