Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area: Signs

A lot of signs from many different eras decorating the Sepulveda basin wildlife area.  Who knew we needed so many signs to keep our lives straight?

Also, along with the new camera, I have to decide on picture sizes.  So let me know (in comments or by email) whether you like the pictures large or medium.  I don't much like the small ones, so that's not really on the table, but the previous post did have some smaller plane shots.

Early neo-paleolithic marker stating that oak leaves and acorns could be found here.  Or maybe they're just warning us about pod people.

My first reaction was to listen to the symphony of sounds from the nearby Burbank boulevard throughway (speeds of 50 mph).  But as I worked my way inland away from the street, the bird and bee sounds picked up.  Also the footsteps of joggers, planes over head, the sounds of photographers and people with their remote operated airplanes.

One of many Stonehenge envy sites dotting the Sepulveda basin plain.  These may have served as early markers of campgrounds for weary trekkers tired from their Enterprise simulation exercises.

Another paleo-monolithic micro-stonehenge site, with trash can and directional marker.  A site for pagan worship and dance-offs.

Directional marker.  Crosscountry skiing to the left and right.  A man and a woman both may be found to the left, and a loud speaker generating standing waves also to the left.

That two year flood occurs in even numbered years.  Presumably the zero point for the twenty and fifty year flood is at shoe leather level, or barefoot if you happen to be going barefoot.  That twenty year flood occurs on February 29th of years ending in 20 40 60 80 or 00.  The fifty year flood hasn't happened since the marker was installed.  But how do you suppose they could tell how tall those floods were if the marker wasn't there?  And if it was, did they ride a boat over to the marker to measure how much higher they were than the marker top?

Habitat for Re-humanity-ization needs to get out here and rebuild this trail.  Seems to me the habitat has triumphed over trail building here.

Ducks: floatable objects or immovable forces?  

Someone had a better idea.

I didn't intend to be patronizing.

Signs of Towsley Canyon

Lots of directions and information at Towsley Canyon

Area Closed.  I don't think so, given that there is no door.

Now that you've made it so far into the park, time to turn around and leave your valuables outside your car.

Parking fee area?  Such a low speed area.  Surely if I'm going to pay for parking, you could increase the speed limit a little?  Me, I left the car outside the fee parking area.

A big sign, an iron ranger to receive your vehicle fee, and a mobile R2D2 trash can unit.

Ed's park in the Canyon.

Park is closed, except when its open.  And no vehicles past this point, and this is a 5.1 mile loop which you may not drive your vehicle on.

At least a few vehicles are allowed.  Though how you get yourself authorized isn't clear.

This point appears to be below the level of the pool which was up hill from this point.  And when you need to put out that fire you lit, you can drain the pool here to put it out.

Canyon Country: Fall Signs

Always time for a new sign posting.

No parking sign part of the city council's 'paint the town red' program.

And the new 'no parking' red curb painting comes complete with an instruction manual!

Sadly no longer supplying compleat automotive services.  If you've seen some blue paint, please send it their way.

A piercing remark.

If that's how much you care about renting the storefront, I doubt you'll get someone anytime soon.  A former bank turned former used mobile home sales turned empty store front.  We need a restaurant to open to rescue Canyon Country from oblivion.

Who's majestic now?

Gang or tagger sign of the times.

Couldn't you at least put in a two-way sign?  Pretty ugly there.

One of Canyon Country's finer residential establishments.  

An upgrade.  Actually the grounds do look pretty nice.

Now this might seem out of place in a posting on signs, but the two tone wall color indicates that the assiduous property owner has painted over some gang or tagger signage.  Good for the owner!

Not to mention the steel plate lying right here.

Progress?  And let me tell you, but AT&T needs to build a bunch of these to catch up with Verizon, at least in Canyon Country.

It's suppose to say BIKE, but if you look at the B, doesn't it look like a car driving down the road?

I've asked before, and I'll ask again.  If there's a sign directing you to "Lost Canyon", can it really be lost?

New flag at the new church on the freeway.  I hope the pastor can be heard over the rumble of trucks driving down the 14.

Signs of Evora

Evora Signs.

Hotel sign.  This was our hotel.  Very pleasant stay, and nice art work in various places on the wall.  From the name I thought I was in the bay area of California!

Celebrate statistics and statisticians where ever they might be.

And this was where the birth of my son was registered.

A german shepard.  Needs a leash.

And collies need leashes as well.

King of Arches.  I was so thinking I was looking at a MacDonalds that I walked up looking at the menu, and couldn't parse it at all.  Then another look and I realized these guys were ripping off both Burger King and MacDonalds and at the same time!  Can you say lawsuit?

Miami Beach Signs III: The Best of the Rest

This is our last Miami Beach post, and our last Miami Beach signage post.  These are the signs not for parking and not from the beach, though because I wanted to keep all the dog poop signs in one place, they're all here, beach related or not. 

Stand here.  Oh look at the funny man, mommy. 

My hotel's signs.  Top sign says "Wine a bit, you'll feel better".  

Oh that disease transmitting pet waste.  

And here's for that people waste.  

Looks like pedestrians are worth $83 in Miami Beach, if you can manage to hit one, that is.  

Hmm, sorry but this may lose us our G-blog rating.  Apparently there are dolphins doing 69 behind the gate.  Presumably in the pool.  Parents take note and protect your children.  Perhaps take them to the beach where they can play in the rip tides. 

This is a very popular sign.  I'm curious about that authorized representative title.  Couldn't I just arrange for the 4 foot 11 inch waitress to be my authorized representative and she could then ask the inebriated 6 foot 9 foot ball player who just hit his head on the roof of the parking structure to leave instead of administering first aid? 

So if I don't want to service the waitress, I can't sit there.  No waiters?  Discrimination is alive and kicking in Miami Beach.  

This hotel has the best signs.  

And the W hotel really wants you to have a good time, but not on their dime.  

It's the law!  But no word on whether it transmits disease or not.  

PLEASE (and now put on bifocals so you read the signage) curb your dog.  And pick-hyphen-up after your dog.  Better then picking up before your dog.  Or just pick up your dog.  And the SLMA (pronounced SLAM-Ah) management is not responsible for lost or damaged poop.  Incidently, there was no curb around here.  I guess they want you to take your dog about a block away where there is a whole lotta traffic but at least there is a curb.