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Welcome to UCLA Recreation. Class Schedule at the MAC UCLA Marina Aquatic Center 14001 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 310.823.0048 | mac@recreation.ucla.edu The UCLA Marina Aquatic Center (MAC) is UCLA's premier water-front recreation facility just 10 miles from campus in scenic Marina del Rey.

Welcome to UCLA Recreation

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Things to Do in Pacific Grove, California. Ag Venture Tours Ag Venture Tours & Consulting specializes in wine tasting, sightseeing and agricultural education tours of the Monterey Bay region of California.

Things to Do in Pacific Grove, California

Wine tasting tours visit either the Monterey Wine Country (Salinas Valley, Carmel Valley) or the Santa Cruz Mountains. Sightseeing tours include the Monterey Peninsula (Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel) or Big Sur. Agricultural education tours feature the world famous Salinas Valley. SEA KAYAK TOURS OF MONTEREY, CARMEL AND PACIFIC GROVE, CALIF. USA - A B SEAS KAYAKS. Adventures by The Sea. Snorkeling Adventure Tours. Scuba San Diego Private Scuba Class, Private Instruction. La Jolla Snorkeling Guided Tours.

Scuba San Diego Private Scuba Class, Private Instruction

Experience the beautiful La Jolla Cove Ecological Underwater Park. When in San Diego snorkeling is fun for the whole family. If you can swim our certified snorkel guides will have you snorkeling La Jolla Cove’s amazing ecological. One of San Diego’s things to do favorite vacation family activities, Swim with the beautiful girabaldi and sheephead. Scuba San Diego Private Scuba Class, Private Instruction. Ocean Kayaking in Los Angeles. There is nothing quite like the feel of gliding across the rolling waves of the ocean under your own power.

Ocean Kayaking in Los Angeles

There is no splash of a propeller or buzz of an engine. It's just you and your paddle and the gentle sound of the water lapping against the side of your kayak. Although it is one of America's largest and most-populated cities, Los Angeles also features four nearby locations to access oceans and bays on a kayak. Best Places To Kayak In Southern California. (credit: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images) Summer is here and the weather is perfect for an exciting outdoor activity.

Best Places To Kayak In Southern California

For those who want to do more than lounge on a beach, kayaking is a fun recreational activity that keeps you fit and near the cool ocean breeze. It is great for large groups and can also make for an interesting date for two. Most people do not own a paddle or boat, so these are the best places in and near Los Angeles to rent a kayak. (credit: kayakrentals.net) Monterey Bay Kayaks - Monterey - Reviews of Monterey Bay Kayaks. Monterey Bay Kayaks - Go Kayaking. Kayak and Snorkel the Seven Caves. Bike and Kayak La Jolla - Kayak, Bike and Snorkel La Jolla. Bike and Kayak La Jolla - Kayak, Bike and Snorkel La Jolla. The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. The Coronado Butterfly Preserve is home to native coastal sage scrub habitat, eucalyptus groves and numerous birds and wildlife that thrive in this urban community treasure.

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County

The 9.3-acre preserve includes Devereux Creek, woodlands and meadows as well as trails, an outdoor gathering area and classroom. The Preserve is protected open space and acts as a gateway to existing and future protected coastal resource areas nearby, via trails linking the Goleta Monarch Grove, Ellwood Shores coastal bluffs, Santa Barbara Shores County Park, the Devereux Slough and the beach. Hours & Directions — Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Monterey Segway Tours from Segway Tours Monterey in Monterey, CA. Monterey County CVB. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row and Museums. Monarch Butterfly - Watching in California.

The delicate, orange-and-black Monarch butterflies spends part of its amazing life cycle in California, where it's easy to watch.

Monarch Butterfly - Watching in California

From mid-October through February each year, Monarch butterflies sleep in California's coastal eucalyptus groves. In early morning, visitors watch the trees like a crowd of expectant theatregoers. Basketball-sized clusters of what at first appear to be brown leaves rustle and stir. The air fills with orange and black wings, and a monarch butterfly parade begins. These tiny creatures are getting ready for a migration that would leave stronger animals, and most humans, exhausted. The first generation begins their migration in wintering locations along the California coast. The Monarchs lay their eggs inland on milkweed plants in the Sierra Nevada foothills and then die. Directions from Place to Place in California. If you're going from place to place in California, you're faced with a bewildering choice of transit.

Directions from Place to Place in California

You can drive a car, take a train, hop a bus, catch a shuttle or go by air - but which is best, what's available for your trip? This little guide summarizes all the ways to get from the proverbial Point A to Point B in California. Moss Landing Harbor District. Monterey Bay Kayaks 800.649.5357 2390 Highway 1 There is no better way to discover the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the nation's largest and most diverse marine ecosystem.

Moss Landing Harbor District

You will be amazed and awed by the wildlife that calls this place home. Let our fully trained staff introduce you to sea otters, sea lions, harbor seals, bird life, kelp beds, and marine invertebrates while discovering the wonderful sport of sea kayaking. Our retail store offers the largest selection of kayaks and accessories, outdoor clothing and footwear. Blue Water Ventures 831.459.8548 Explore the Wildlife of Elkhorn Slough! Sea otters, harbor seals, and an array of migratory birds make the protected waters of Elkhorn Slough our most popular sea kayaking destination.

The official Website of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Elkhorn Slough Foundation. Acorn Naturalists. Boat Tours in Monterey, California. Monarch Butterfly - Watching in California. La Jolla Cove Snorkeling. The Best Kept Secret Between Los Angeles and Orange County. UCLA Marina Aquatic Center (310) 823-0048. Savory Skillet Pita Pocket Bread Recipe for Cooking on a Boat. January 16, 2014 Loaves and Wishes: This cruiser's take on an old recipe fulfilled a dream of cooking aboard. by Linda Evans Lynda Morris Childress Pita Bread for Cooking on a Boat.

Savory Skillet Pita Pocket Bread Recipe for Cooking on a Boat

KayakRentals.net - The Best Kept Secret Between Los Angeles and Orange County. Kayaks On the Water - Long Beach, CA. Fisherman's Wharf Monterey - Whale Watching. Cruise Monterey Bay and observe the sea otters, seals, pelicans and other bay life. Experience adventures on the high seas where you can participate in deep sea fishing or catch a glimpse of migrating gray whales. Go for a peaceful sailing cruise. Fisherman's Wharf has it all. Fun for the whole family! Chris' Whale Watching. National Marine Sanctuaries Photo Gallery. North Pacific Coast Railroad. The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a common carrier 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) and which rebuilt the southern section into a standard gauge electric railway.

Lifornia's Underwater Parks. The Underwater Parks of California are located primarily along the coastline, stretching from Mendocino County in the north to San Diego County in the south. However, four of the underwater parks, Mono Lake, D.L. Bliss, Emerald Bay-Lake Tahoe and Lake Perris are located in the interior of the state. Category:Nature reserves in California. Camping Adventures Rentals. California State Parks. National Marine Sanctuaries Photo Gallery. Fisherman's Wharf Monterey - Whale Watching.