A park in San Pedro

Our weekly field trip was supposed to be to San Diego, but due to the fires, that was postponed until November. Instead, we went to the Los Angeles Harbor area (and could have spent several more hours there--we didn't get to the berths or docks.)

These photos are from a park at the very end of Gaffey Street in San Pedro. It's a relatively old park, designed on the passive recreation model (strolling, picnicking, concerts). The more recent park model is active: soccer & baseball fields, basketball courts, things like that. I kind of liked this old park--it's around an old lighthouse and perched on cliffs. The ocean didn't smell so good as it is one of the most polluted bits of ocean in the US. Sad. The view was decent considering the air was filled with smoke from the recent fires--i bet it's breathtaking in scope on a clear day. The photo below is of the restrooms: very discreetly hidden, no?

This huge old tree is representative of many others planted around the edges of the park. It's a kind of magnolia--grandiflora? Not sure. The man with the hat is 6 feet tall, to give you an idea of the scale.

Up the hill from here is an old gun turret base left-over from WWII. Up the hill from that is an enormous bell: the Korean Friendship Bell. I didn't take any photos of it because i was in the wrong place (my class was meeting at the lighthouse) but i'm going to go back sometime to hear it rung!