Reply #1: We would go for a drive in the country to Riverside for grinders. [View All]

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I used to live in Hacienda Heights when it still was rural. We would pile in the car and drive over Hacienda Road, turn east through Carbon Canyon, then winding around the always scary sounding Sleepy Hollow. After surviving another trip through "Headless Horseman" country we would hold our noses as we crossed the dairies of Chino, and after what seemed like hours we would enter the small town of Riverside CA, and pull in to my dad and mom's favorite grinder stand.

Everyone ordered their favorite grinder sandwich plus an extra one for lunch the next day. We would then head for a park with a lake near downtown to have a picnic. Now I realize this was the only family outing my parents probably could afford, but the memories are still some of my favorites.