If you or one of your kids is interested in the world of radio-controlled (RC) boats, you may want to check out the Model Yacht Pond adjacent to the Paradise Point Resort and Spa on Vacation Isle in Mission Bay. I happened to be there on a Saturday afternoon when the San Diego Argonauts, an… Read More Mission Bay Model Yacht Pond
A good friend once advised me that it’s best to have dessert before dinner. That way, he argued, if you choke to death on a chicken bone, at least you’ll meet your Maker with dessert in your stomach. It was hard to defeat that twisted logic, so on a warm, muggy Sunday afternoon, I headed… Read More Frosty Burger & Pine Valley County Park
Petco Park is the 12-year old home of the San Diego Padres Major League Baseball team that can seat 42,445 fans. I’m going to preface this article with two personal tidbits about me. First, I’m not a huge baseball aficionado. In my life, I’ve been to two games at the old Comiskey Park and one at… Read More Petco Park
Playing disc golf at Morley Field Disc Golf Course can be fun and frustrating, just like real golf (without the bent clubs and roto-tilled fairway—at least the way I play golf). I had never seen disc golf in action prior to my visit here, and I came away with a new appreciation for the sport.… Read More Morley Field Disc Golf Course
You can watch thrill-seekers get their adrenaline rushes as they run off a cliff high above the Pacific Ocean—strapped into a hang glider or parasail—at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. The on-shore winds and cliffs above the beach create an excellent updraft for hang gliders and parasailers to soar on as they fly up and down the… Read More Torrey Pines Gliderport
If you’re a fan of the Olympic summer games, then you need to check out the U.S. Olympic training facility in Chula Vista. The 150-acre training center sits adjacent to Lower Otay Lake where you may see rowers and kayakers training on the lake. Athletes in soccer, rugby, field hockey, cycling, track and field, and… Read More U.S. Olympic Training Center
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