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Taking the Day Off

Watching a sunset is a good way to recharge your batteries. Click the image to enlarge.

My Labor Day Weekend

I haven't blogged much lately because I've been out of town. My daughter and I went to Balboa Park in San Diego. As a former resident of the area, I've been to Balboa Park many times in my life, but this trip was special because the Dead Sea Scrolls where the featured exhibit at the Natural History Museum.

The San Diego Natural History Museum’s exhibition Dead Sea Scrolls is the largest, longest, most comprehensive ever assembled in any country.  Spanning two floors and 12,000 square feet, 27 Dead Sea Scrolls—10 exhibited for the first time ever—will be on display over the course of the exhibition.

      

The six-month exhibition brings together materials never before exhibited together: Dead Sea Scrolls from Israel and Jordan reunited for the first time in sixty years, never-before-exhibited ancient Hebrew codices from the Russian National Library, medieval manuscripts from the British National Library, and stunning modern interpretations of the texts. Tracing the scrolls and their meaning through time, the exhibition connects the ancient world to the modern.

      

The Dead Sea Scrolls—objects of great mystery, intrigue and significance—are widely acknowledged to be among the greatest archaeological treasures ever discovered. Learn more about the history of the scrolls here.

We also enjoyed several impressive life-sized dinosaur displays. (click to enlarge)

Some cool cars at the Automotive Museum.

The Air & Space Museum.

The beautiful Botanical Building.

There were many other attractions, Ukrainian folk singing and dancing, several art museums, a Colombian group of street musicians, and nearly too much fun for even a three day weekend.

Amboy Crater

What sets Amboy apart from other Blogs? My own crater of course!

The 250 ft high Amboy Crater is approximately 6,000 years old and one of the best examples in the Mojave Desert of a volcanic cinder cone. A footpath leads to the top of the cone where you can get a good view of the surrounding area. The hike to the Crater and back can take 2-3 hours. Late January through March are good times to see the wildflowers.

I've hiked into the crater , the trail goes around the rim as well as into the crater. From the top you can see the lava flow go on for about half a mile.