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Oceanside beach is only 30-40 minutes away from Murrieta, and while a bit cold, still holds many nice sights to see, including a Pier with a Mimi's Cafe on it, hotels, events and lots more!
At the end of the day, there was a beautiful sunset towards the pier.
Off the parking lot this is the first thing you see.
Nothing like Beach Volley Ball!
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About an hours drive south down to San Diego, you'll reach Sea world. An amusement park full of fun shows, exhibits and rides. Here are a few picture from the last time I went.
This was part of the Believe show, close to the end.
Sun bathing turtle in the exhibit near the rapids ride.
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A few macro flower pictures.
Pink Lily with a fine mist of water.
Close up of a red hot poker.
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Various flowers you can find in Murrieta during the spring and summer months.
A gazania growing through a hole in the fence.
A field full of clover flowers in Los Alamos Park.
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An average of 45 mintures from Murrieta, south on the 15, in Carlsbad will take you to Legoland. An amusement park with a Lego theme and some interesting rides. Here are a few things you can see there.
A scene of the Opera House in Sydney Australia! You can see this almost immediately after entering the park.
A dinosaur of sorts just left of the Opera House scene.
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A few scenic pictures, mostly taken here in Murrieta at various times and since spring.
This shot was taken during a sunset that happened more or less after a summer thunderstorm.
A picture taken at dusk looking West from madison road, in Murrieta.
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A few random pictures I took, no specific place and for no specific reason.
On my way to Legoland, I decided that the hat my friend left on the front of the dashboard would make for a nice shot.
A fountain I saw on the way to the beach in Carlsbad.
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These are just some pictures I've taken in the last few days of some neat flowers/plants you'll see in Murrieta.
This is an interesting one... Not a normal plant for sure, it seems to be some sort of illness or virus that has twisted these plant leaves into weird shapes, this one particularly caught my eye. Was taken in French Valley east of SR 79.
This is a common one you see, just not so big they are usually smaller and more lavender (the wild ones). Also taken east of SR 79.
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The day I went to the library was a particularly beautiful one and so I decide to go the long way to the library and take a few snaps here and there.
Shot of the creek that runs along Ivy Street in Old Town Murrieta.
Close up of a flower from a wild clover patch just outside our house.
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Went to a friends house and thought that some of their plants and fruit trees might make good pictures. So here's what I got:
These trees with white flowers are very common around here, right now (mid Febuary) they are in full bloom.
Common fruit tree to grow around here, most common in orchards.
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Only about 15 minutes on the freeway and about 40 mintures on the road you can reach Volcan Mountain from Murrieta. The ride there is just as scenic as the trails themselves.
Sign you see right before you reach the trails leading up the mountain.
Shot of the valley down below once you get to the top.
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Picture of the Murrieta Library, looking west.
Roses next to the park.
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A shot of all Murrieta from on top of the hill just north of Los Alamos park.
A picture of the mountain range you can see to the east.