Baseball: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers NLDS game 5

We happened to be in Los Angeles during the baseball postseason, and managed to snag some nosebleed seats for game 5 of the National League Division Series. It was between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, playing at the Dodger’s ballpark, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Bonus baseball park for 2024!

Dodger Stadium

Field:

Field

Team store:

Team store

Musical entertainment on the top deck:

Musical entertainment

Hot dogs and fries at our seats at the very top of the top deck:

Hot dogs and fries

Hollywood sign visible in the distance:

Hollywood Sign

Selfie:

Selfie

Concourse:

Concourse

Souvenir cocktail beverages:

Beverages

View from our seats on the top deck:

View from our seats on the top deck

The stadium is surrounded by massive car parking surface lots (which made finding our car in the dark after the game extra fun):

Car parking

Presenter desk:

Presenter desk

NLDS:

NLDS

Rob Lowe before the game:

Rob Lowe

View from our seats

Baseball

Shohei Ohtani:

Ohtani

View from our seats

Dodger Dogs:

Dodger Dogs

Dodgers

Origami crane:

Origami crane

Dodgers

Dodgers

Bullpen:

Bullpen

Shake Shack:

Shake Shack

Trophies:

Trophies

Sunset:

Sunset

Sunset

Helmet nachos:

Nachos

Baseball

Baseball

Run scores:

Run scores

Hit:

Hit

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball

Scores:

Scores

Dodgers win:

Dodgers win

Dodgers win

Disney 2024: Disneyland

We also spent a day at Disneyland.

The park was festooned with Halloween decorations:

Entrance with Halloween decorations

The train station was looking a little more 2D, being refurbished:

The train station was looking a little more 2D

Castle selfie:

Castle selfie

Marching band:

Marching band

Band and characters

Characters

Lunch:

Lunch

It’s a Small World was closed:

It's a Small World closed

We did the Runaway Railway ride:

Runaway Railway ride

And the Roger Rabbit ride:

Roger Rabbit ride

And Teacups ride:

Teacups ride

Jenn during the teacup ride:

Jenn during the teacup ride

Jungle Cruise ride:

Jungle Cruise ride

Stormtroopers:

Stormtroopers

Blue milk snack:

Blue milk

The Haunted Mansion was (of course) Halloween and Nightmare Before Christmas themed, with a special virtual queue to access:

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

Pumpkin and castle:

Pumpkin and castle

Disney 2024: Disney California Adventure

We visited Disneyland in California last year, and Disney World in Florida in April this year… so of course when back in California we visited the Disney parks again. We seem to be somewhat Disney adults.

This time, we only spent one day in each of the two parks, starting with Disney California Adventure.

We visited in October, when the parks had Halloween decorations:

Entrance with Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Fancy churros:

Fancy churros

We spent most of our time in our favorite area, Cars Land:

Cars Land

We did the Radiator Springs Racers ride:

Radiator Springs Racers

Radiator Springs Racers

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Halloween decorations

Spiderman:

Spiderman

Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout ride:

Guardians of the Galaxy  Mission Breakout

Pym Test Kitchen for lunch:

Pym Test Kitchen

Pym Test Kitchen

The San Francisco area has been rebranded as San Fransokyo:

San Fransokyo

San Fransokyo:

San Fransokyo

Back out of the park, where there were long lines waiting for an evening event:

Entrance with Halloween decorations

Sequoia National Park: southern side

We visited Sequoia National Park in California, including the Foothills Visitor Center, the Tunnel Rock, the Giant Forest Museum, Moro Rock, and Tunnel Log.

An interactive map of our route:

Sequoia National Park historic sign:

Sequoia National Park historic sign

Kaweah River:

Kaweah River

Visitor center:

Visitor center

Tunnel Rock:

Tunnel Rock

A very twisty route:

Twisty route

Interesting rocks:

Interesting rock

Interesting rocks

Big trees:

Big trees

Giant Forest Museum:

Giant Forest Museum

Giant Forest Museum

Auto Log:

Auto Log

Auto Log

Moro Rock:

Moro Rock

Moro Rock

Trees and hills:

Trees and hills

Trees and hills

Trees and hills

Driving through Tunnel Log:

Tunnel Log

Our truck under Tunnel Log:

Tunnel Log

Tall trees:

Tall trees

Tall trees

Sequoia National Park: northern side

We visited Sequoia National Park in California, including the Lodgepole Visitor Center and Grill, and the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world by volume. And saw a couple of bears in a tree.

An interactive map of our route:

Relief map in the visitor center:

Relief map

Visitor center

General Sherman Tree trail, a half mile (each way) path from the parking lot to the tree, through the Giant Forest sequoia grove:

Sherman Tree trail

Footprint of Sherman Tree:

Footprint of Sherman Tree

Path and steps:

Path and steps

General Sherman tree, the largest tree in the world by volume:

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

General Sherman tree

Other big trees:

Another tree

Another tree

Another tree

Tree cross section:

Tree cross section

On the way back up the path, we saw a couple of black bears in a tree (not very close, fortunately):

Bears in tree

Bears in tree

Bears in tree

Kings Canyon National Park

We visited Kings Canyon National Park in California, including the Kings Canyon Visitor Center, General Grant Tree, and a scenic drive through the canyon.

An interactive map of our route:

Relief map of the canyon:

Relief map of canyon

Visitor center:

Visitor center

Gift store:

Gift store

Sequoias:

Sequoias

Sequoias

Sequoias

Sequoias

The General Grant tree, the third largest tree in the world by volume:

General Grant tree

General Grant tree

General Grant tree

General Grant tree

General Grant tree

General Grant tree

Gamlin Cabin:

Gamlin Cabin

Kings Canyon National Park is split in two parts, separated by Sequoia National Forest, which has some rather nice scenery:

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Back into Kings Canyon National Park:

Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

And on the return trip, back into Sequoia National Forest:

Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

A small waterfall (at this time of year):

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia National Forest