Showing posts with label california travels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label california travels. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Wine, Waves and Change: Reading Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat in Paris

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  Wine, Waves and Change: Reading Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat in Paris By Armando Ortiz I read John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat while traveling...
Monday, August 25, 2025

L.A. Mountains Call

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  L.A. Mountain’s Call By Armando Ortiz I walk the adobe road, this old mountain frozen, sagebrush and baking dust engulf me at the turn. L....
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Waves, Joan Sebastian, and Hemingway: A Central Coast Road Trip from L.A.

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Waves, Joan Sebastian, and Hemingway:  A Central Coast Road Trip from L.A. Reflections from a California road trip where literature and ball...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Tastes of Summer: A Memory of Strawberries

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Tastes of Summer: A Memory of Strawberries By Armando Ortiz Every year, from April to June, strawberries come into season across California....
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Anza-Borrego State Park: Road trip and Camping

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Anza-Borrego State Park: Road trip and Camping By Armando Ortiz Introduction to Area and Road Trip Anza-Borrego State Park lies in Southern ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: Book Review and Reflections

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John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath: Book Review and Reflections By Armando Ortiz Is the migration of people a phenomenon that exists durin...
Monday, September 2, 2024

L.A. Mountain's Call: Prose

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L.A. Mountain’s Call By Armando Ortiz My mind,  a nomad’s wooden chest- untouched mementos gather dust, long forgotten. A hiker on the trail...