Could be because we are in unincorporated L.A. county and don’t have the restrictions. We still get to have fun, and we’re careful. BBQs and fireworks all day. At night it’s shock and awe; the whole sky is lit up. We can even see the Disneyland fireworks in the distance if the night is clear enough.
“”We can even see the Disneyland fireworks in the distance if the night is clear enough.””
That’s not fair. We moved from CA 5 years ago to GA and of all the holidays, miss the 4th of July most of all. We are so surrounded by trees here, we can’t even see a sunrise or sunset. I wanted to get away from concrete and cement and we accomplished that for sure.
We used to live in Costa Mesa and streets were blocked off for the 4th and people set their fireworks off in the streets - one of the few cities that hadn’t outlawed them at the time.
We walked to the bluffs through the smoke and haze (like a war zone) between Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach, sat on the grass at a park and watched the fireworks displays all over the basin - again like you say, if it was a clear night. We could see up to Pacific Palisades, to Disneyland, Knotts and anything in between.
Enjoy the show for me and think of us buried in trees in GA. AND don’t forget the HEAT!
If we go to the right spot we can see the LegoLand fireworks, Sea World, and the fireworks in the Bay!
I miss being able to do our own. At least when the kids were little we could.