Search
Pages
Categories
This
work is licensed under
a
Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.
The Valley of the Antelope III: Fun and Games
Leaving the poppies behind, we headed back into Lancaster proper for a bit of refreshment before returning home. We passed the jerky vendors and more sheep, but could not pass up a sign that read RANCH YARD SALE. . . . Well, it was pretty much like most yard sales I’ve been to, though a bit heavier in the rusty tool and crock categories. Still, it was nice to stop in, if only for the interesting scenery: Sleepy dog enjoying the shade We trundled on, turning towards an area that seemed ripe with commerce in hopes of finding a place with some cool drinks or maybe even ice cream. That was when we saw this: and this: Ted and I love going to minor league baseball games, and we just happened to be in the home of the Lancaster Jethawks (farm team for the Boston Red Sox). Serendipity was leading us around by the nose today, as we saw a parking lot full of cars and signs directing traffic into the stadium. They would have cold beverages—they probably even had ice cream—so we pulled in, just minutes after the game began. Minor league games are a whole lot of family fun. The tickets and concessions are reasonably priced, every seat in the house is terrific, they have silly races and contests at the top and bottom of each inning, and you’re almost guaranteed to see some flubs you’d likely never see at a major league game. There’s a feeling of community, as you see people greeting each other or just striking up conversations with their fellow fans. Kids participating in a mid-inning tire race around the bases KABOOM, the Jethawks mascot We ate junk food, we watched the crowd, and we saw the Jethawks getting spanked by the Lake Elsinore Storm (final score was 11-1). Ted wanted to be able to do his pre-flight walk-around while there was still some light, so we headed out during the 8th inning. We also hoped to get back to Santa Monica before the tower closed at 9pm (not for any other reason than it just makes things a little bit easier for him during landing). The flight was generally smooth sailing in calm skies, and as we flew through the Sepulveda Pass we heard the SM tower announce the time as 8:55. Ted rounded base to final, landed, and got cleared to taxi back to parking when we heard the tower close. Couldn’t really cut it much closer than that… A perfect end to a fantastic day.
©2007 Theme By MerTUraL Sponsored By Burhan Altıntop , Sağlık Bilgisi
Powered By Wordpress
