PICTURES of ORANGE COUNTY (Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita: lawyers, salary, professionals)

[vegaspilgrim]

Rancho Santa Margarita and Trabuco Canyon:

[missionhome]

Love the pictures Vegas! I always love pictures of Trabuco Canyon Rd. It is wierd to see a road so rural in a place like Orange County, which you usually think of as endless array of single family homes.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by missionhome

Love the pictures Vegas! I always love pictures of Trabuco Canyon Rd. It is wierd to see a road so rural in a place like Orange County, which you usually think of as endless array of single family homes.

Thanks! RSM is a really nice community. Just like everywhere else in greater LA-- and other urban areas in the western US, for that matter-- the flatlands are all urbanized so you have to get into more hilly terrain to start seeing a little bit of nature. It's kind of a predictable formula. I'd like to come back to Trabuco Canyon in the spring after it rains a lot and looks greener (let's hope so).

[AKgirlinCA]

My neck of the woods! I love the rural feel to TC.

[joanofpa]

I am really enjoying this thread! My son just moved to Ervine in August and haven't gotten a pic yet! He says there are no mountains to go over and from seeing the pictures I do not think he is levelling with mom!!! lol I have a real thing about mountains. He is 5 min from Ervine UC he says. Thanks for all who posted pics.

[Forever Blue]

I only get to visit the OC about once a yr. I loved seeing all these beautiful pictures!

[missionhome]

The city of Rancho Santa Margarita is located east of O'Neill Regional Park and Mission Viejo in a valley directly below Saddleback Mountain. From the freeway, Alicia Parkway and Oso Parkway are the major streets that one can get to RSM using. The 241 tollroad also runs through the city with several exits (for a price). RSM is one of the youngest cities in all of Orange County, with most development being done in the 90's. The community is master planned and features parks, trails, a lake in a city park, and shopping centers.

RSM Library located near Central Park and Plaza El Paseo


This fountain is in front of RSM City Hall. You can see the small movie theater across the street.


There is the new city hall/civic plaza behind the fountain.


Target is a major anchor in the Town Center


This little strip near Lowe's has a bunch of places like Pasta Bravo, Pizza, Pick up Stix, etc...


RSM Post Office in a plaza I have always thought is really ugly. My kids' orthodontist is a few doors down.


This RSM street known as "Candy Cane Lane" (really El Corzo) takes Christmas to the max.

[IloveOC]

Thanks for the photo's of Rancho Santa Margarita - my nephew lives there.

Is that the same "Candy Cane Lane" that just aired on the HGTV show. They were saying that everyone who lives there "must" decorate. A couple of the owners are jewish - but go along with the tradition. There may be more than one 'candy cane lane' in souther CA. I can't even imagine the time it takes to put that all up and then - - - -take it all down. And pay the electric bill. But it is sure beautiful and so fun for the kids to see.

[happ]

Great photography!

[US-Traveller]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Yeah I know it's rare to have it there, but I'm just saying that it's possible and it's great that we don't get too much of it too often like some cities out in the Mid-West that border Lake Michigan and have funny accents and think they're better than LA that we won't name.

If you don't understand..I meant Chicago. I can't stand that place.

How dare you Chicago rocks. Chicago also funds Orange County. More tourist come to the OC from Chicago than anywhere else. One of my friends owns a home in Laguna Beach. Chicago wins best of the big 3 cities by far. LA and NYC just have too much pollution and their skylines cannot compare. I really like LA mainly for the weather, but LA can be miserable in large doses. Anyway NYC was named 4th most miserable city, Chicago was 6th, and Los Angeles was 7th.