Celebrating 9 Years of My Blog in the Great Outdoors May 10, 2024 – Today marks 9 years since I started LadyBugBlog.com that is now known as “Krista’s LadyBug Adventures”. It’s been too long since I’ve shared a new post, yet I wanted to share a hidden gem near Sedona, Arizona that we explored today. […]
Home of the Famous HIGH-Pie If you’ve seen the movie, Top Gun (1986), you’ve undoubtedly seen one of its inanimate stars – “The Top Gun House” – a blue seaside historic cottage on a palm tree lined street in Oceanside, California. Built 135 years ago in 1887, this house was initially a vacation home for Dr. Henry […]
During California’s Shutdown It’s nearly the end of summer 2020, and California’s theme parks remain closed due to the state’s shutdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic. LEGOLAND Park in California, like all the state’s theme parks, is temporarily closed. However, Miniland U.S.A. and The Big Shop opened on August 13th. Want to visit LEGOLAND’s Miniland? Entry […]
Arizona Route 66 Side Trip to Meteor Crater Fifty thousand years ago, a giant fireball streaked across the North American sky and crash landed into the desert that is now northern Arizona. Over fifty years ago, NASA used this same spot as one of its lunar training sites. What is this place? If you guessed Barringer’s […]
California Route 66 Side Trip Calico Ghost Town, located in San Bernardino County, is a great Route 66 side trip. A visit to Calico is also a fun day trip if you are already in southern California. Originally established in 1881, Calico is an old West mining town that has been around since the largest silver […]