Life is a Journey

My son surprised me Friday night and told me that we were going to the El Capitan to see the Muppets! Yay! Our seats were up on the balcony and this view stopped me dead in my tracks - how often do you see an empty area in the El Capitan? And then of course I was distracted by the beauty of the ornate sconces.   The pre-show has begun and I only took two shots because I could feel daggers on me. Eye daggers. Don't worry, I'll be back with more.

Regular readers know I like unusual views of things...such as our first photo. I was waiting for a friend under the giant Sorcerer's hat on the hotel grounds and happened to look up. I liked what I saw! Still standing in the same spot, I noticed a giant star. It's amazing how you can walk by something a thousand times and not notice it until you stand still for a few minutes and just observe your surroundings. Later that evening I grabbed a quick dinner at Tongaroa Terrace. I love those sweet potato fries! And I love looking at the pool, wishing I was a hotel guest, LOL! I think the staff of The Disneyland Gazette needs to have a monthly dinner meeting here, don't you? Gotta run....see you soon!

It's Tiki Time! These were taken in approximately in 2011. I don't believe much has changed, if at all since them. I remember I was sitting at home and all of a sudden it occurred to me that I had not been inside the Tiki Room for several years so I made the drive out to Disneyland just for that. Aw, the good old days when I lived close by! I briefly used this as my Facebook profile, LOL!   They sure are nice to look at, aren't they?

That is no secret! Practically every Disneyland fan knows this fact but not everyone knows that there are several Disney/train related tidbits out there for everyone to enjoy if you just look in the right place. After The BoneThumpers finished playing their second set, I took off once again to explore the museum. I noticed two train cars sitting all by themselves in the distance so I went over to investigate. I almost didn't go in because I'm not really a train buff - I think old trains are cool but that's as far as it goes. However, something told me to go inside and brave the heat and I'm glad I did.   As I am scanning hundreds of items, I looked UP and my eye caught this. Initially, I was drawn in by the obviously old graphic and then... ...I noticed the label at the bottom... This had once belonged to Ward Kimball! It took several attempts to get the above shot - I kept losing my balance because this was waaay up pract...

As promised, we continue our exploration of the Grizzly Flats barn. Inside the barn is the Grizzly Flats train. For some strange reason, it's not all together so it's a good thing that I decided to stick around and fully explore the barn and discover the rest of the train! This is actually the first thing you see upon entering the barn and then you see the engine which I shared in my previous post . These really do remind me of the horse drawn trolley cars at Disneyland! You know I had to know what that little sign said... No, I didn't climb up on the train, LOL. As I continued exploring I came upon another train, much bigger than the Grizzly Flats. I was drawn to inspect it. They had such beautiful artwork back then...in places where hardly anyone would notice! See that leg? It belongs to a tall man. That should give you an idea of just how BIG the wheels are on this train! At the back end of...