Disneyland, Sequoia National Park, and a little brain illusion

Disneyland – a magical place that’s fun for the whole family; also a place where you can get a 20oz Diet Coke for $2.75 and all sorts of sugary treats (churros, cotton candy, and fruit-flavored slushes).  Overall, it was a splendid trip and we covered all that was humanly possible with a 4 1/2 and 3 year old in tow.  The trick is Fast Passes – if you don’t know how to use them, learn!  The Resort essentially implements a system that allows you to wait for rides without having to stand in line.

I’m too lazy to post a link to the tricks behind Fast Passes – but Google search and I’m sure you’ll find them.

My brother and I spent the entire day traveling between Los Angeles and San Francisco.  We detoured to Sequoia National Park which is home to the largest trees in the world.  We’re talking about trees with diameters the length of two SUVs that are pull nose-to-nose.  They are massive and majestic and there are hundreds of them just standing there.  It reminds me of the “trees” in Lord of the Rings.  Other than that it was a fairly rainy day, driving

Side visit was Moro Rock which is essentially a Vista Point in the Park at around 4000′.  A few shots are at the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45331547@N00/

And to top off everything, how about a little optical illusion for you folks that take precious time out of your day to read this blog!  Try the following:

http://www.johnsadowski.com/2006/05/lil-color-illusion.html

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Published:
05.22.06 / 8am
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