GET COOOOOOOOOL.Byline: Daily News The Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. weekend is expected to be ... well, to borrow a cliche ... hotter than a firecracker. Sure, we can look forward to aerial displays after dark, but that leaves a whole lot of day to get through when the temperature is hovering around 100 degrees. In an effort to keep your cool, try these fun family activities on for size. 1. Hit the beach. Some of the world's best beaches are only a short drive through the canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. -- and you can keep the air on in the car the whole way! Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Malibu, Zuma all beckon beck·on v. beck·oned, beck·on·ing, beck·ons v.tr. 1. To signal or summon, as by nodding or waving. 2. Vals when the heat is on. And sure, all the beaches will get crowded but since you're a pro, you'll know to get their early to stake out the best spot. 2. Flag down the Good Humor Noun 1. good humor - a cheerful and agreeable mood amiability, good humour, good temper humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; Man. Nothing will bring a rush of childhood memories -- or brain freeze -- like a Sno-Cone or Rocket Pop from the ice cream truck. 3. Dive in. Even if you don't Even If You Don't is a single released by the band Ween in 2000 on Mushroom Records. Formats Enhanced CD single Includes the quicktime video of "Even If You Don't" directed by Matt Stone & Trey Parker of "South Park". have a pool in your backyard, there are any number of places to dunk your head. City pools opened this last week. Raging Waters Raging Waters is the name of three water theme parks located in Sacramento, San Dimas, and San Jose, California, USA. They are the largest water parks in the state of California. in Santa Clarita can give you a water-based thrill. The water fountains at Universal CityWalk offer a cool surprise. Hey, the front yard sprinklers were always good enough for us. 4. Escape in the theater, Part I. A relatively inexpensive matinee ticket will get you out of the afternoon heat and into one of the summer blockbusters - and the cool air is an added bonus. 5. Escape in the theater, Part II. Swing through the local video store and pick up some cool DVDs - really cool, like ``Dr. Zhivago'' ``Ice Castles'' ``Eight Below'' or any other flick that's set in the cold. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color) Yaylor Odom, 5, of Long Beach, left, cools off in the water fountain at Universal CityWalk on Friday afternoon. Below left, Ed Zatkin's 6-year-old Labrador mix, Sam, cools off with a drink at the Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park on Friday afternoon. Below right, 10-month-old Jacob Campbell of Simi Valley plays in the sand on his first trip to the beach with his parents at Topanga County Beach on Friday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Ana P. Gutierrez/Special to the Daily News |
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