With favorable weather most of the year, Southern Californians enjoy living and playing outdoors.
Pickup games are fairly common.
One popular bike path runs along the beach from Bolsa Chica to Newport, and connects with the Santa Ana River Bikeway. The San Diego Creek Bikeway skirts a state wildlife refuge and enters the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve. The Jones Family Mini Farm, across from the Amtrak station, offers pony rides for children and the chance to see how a farm operates. Up north, the Los Angeles Dodgers have another team to be proud of, and returning manager Davey Johnson will try to put the Blue Crew on top once again. Basketball fans can catch all the action October through May.