Eastlake Village Center — Attraction in Yorba Linda

It was Pokemon Go which originally brought me to this shopping center. There was a Poke Gym in the “water tower". Living and working in the area, I often found myself lunching in the shadow of the tower while working toward Poke domination.

The fun Summer days of Pokemon Go slipped quickly into Autumn and then Winter and soon I had moved on to GeoCaching.

There is a cache here in front of the bank. The clue seems deceptive at first, but once you find it, then you will “get it".

Speaking of “deceptive", I don’t believe that the water tower is in fact the reservoir of water which it pretends to be. If I’m not mistaken (and I usually am) that tower is in fact a cleverly disguised cell tower. Perhaps it is not a cell tower, but it's definitely not a water tower.

But I could be wrong.

The Center is clean and quiet. There is shady parking, perfect for a car-lunch. The Mexican food spot next to CVS is a bit pricey, but the food is good. The portions are a good...

I have not seen this plaza for couple of months, and when I got there I didn't recognize it. OMG, I know it's under renovation but what's this has to do with the beautiful grass all around???? It's like a desert now, no more grass around the trees 😢., They took all the beautiful views. It's very ugly. I am really hoping it will be back again like before. Even people were not seem happy, no smiley faces, nothing. The air was like stressful and tense. To I will not go there until all is done because...

I have no idea why, but they cut down the trees. Some one told me because of water. Huh? Like trees drink way more water than the sprinklers gave. But, oh well. But, this place has different food options, Subway, Sushi, Starbucks, Chinese, a CvS, a big 5, a Leslie's, a pet food store, a vons they have a great deli btw. A workout place. A lounge area to eat and hang out with a fountain, wait what!?! What about that water usage, for those...