On the 3rd May 2025, my parents and I took a trip to Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, CA, Dinosaur Hill Park in Pleasant Hill, CA, and John Muir National Historic Site, Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline, and Martinez Marina in Martinez, CA. I took photos on my phone and on my Olympus mirrorless camera, and the photos are split into 3 posts. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos!
Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Photos (Part 1) (Coming Soon) | Olympus Photos (Part 2 (Coming Soon)
This blog post has the cellphone photos I took. The photos are from Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, CA, Dinosaur Hill Park in Pleasant Hill, CA, and John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA.
Our first stop of the day was Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek (1931 1st Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94597). It was free admissions day that day celebrating the museum's 70th year anniversary. It was super crowded that day, and finding parking was a pain. Lindsay Wildlife Experience is a wildlife veterinary hospital, zoology museum, and small zoo all-in-one. I had a lot of fun seeing all the animals, both alive and taxidermy, and I even got to see a veterinarian weighing baby raccoons.
A photo of one of the events they had going on that day at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
A taxidermy of the extinct California Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos californicus) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
I had no clue that these California Grizzly Bears were this big. This is way bigger than any bears I have seen out in the wild.
A photo of me next to the taxidermy of a California Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos californicus) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
Look at how big this thing is standing next to me!
A photo of me next to the taxidermy of a California Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos californicus) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
A photo of Atsá the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
This was the first time in my life I saw a bald eagle. I'm surprised at how huge it is! The docent told us that this bald eagle fell out of the nest as a chick and broke its right wing. It can not fly so it can not be released back into the wild.
A taxidermy of a Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
One of the docents at Lindsay Wildlife Experience showing off Sneakers the Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer).
One of the docents at Lindsay Wildlife Experience showing off Sneakers the Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer).
A taxidermy of a Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
A taxidermy of an American Beaver (Castor canadensis) at Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
After Lindsay Wildlife Experience, we went for lunch, before heading to Dinosaur Hill Park in Pleasant Hill, CA. At Dinosaur Hill park, it was two minutes up a few steps and we were greeted with gorgeous panoramic views of Pleasant Hill, Concord, Walnut Creek, and Mt. Diablo.
A scenery photo of Pleasant Hill, Concord, trees, grassland, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot at Dinosaur Hill Park.
A scenery photo of Mt. Diablo, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, trees, grassland, clouds, and mountains. The photo was shot at Dinosaur Hill Park.
Unfortunately it was only when I got home I realized my father's camera lens showed on the left side of my cellphone photo above. 😭
After Dinosaur Hill Park, we went to John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA (4202 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553).
A photo of the historic house that John Muir lived in, trees, flowers, hills, and clouds. The photo was shot at John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA.
The right mirror on our 2024 Ford Expedition did not automatically unfold again. The photo was shot at John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, CA.
For some reason that day, our Ford Expedition mirror did not unfold again, twice in a row. The vehicle has already been approved for lemon law buy back, since Ford dealerships already attempted to fix it multiple times, and it continues happening. I don't believe it has happened twice in a row before, this was a first. It happened once when we were leaving Dinosaur Hill Park and a second time when we were leaving John Muir National Historic Site. We purchased this vehicle (2024 Ford Expedition MAX Platinum) in April 2024. We're currently looking to go up to a 2025 Ford Expedition MAX King Ranch.
We ended the day at the shoreline of Martinez, however I only took photos with my Olympus camera there, so make sure to check out that blog post!
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Parts: Cellphone Photos | Olympus Photos (Part 1) (Coming Soon) | Olympus Photos (Part 2 (Coming Soon)
