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AUGUST 21, 2026·The J. Paul Getty Museum
First Time Up at the Getty
Took our daughter and her friends to the Getty — first time for all of us, somehow, after years of driving past here on other trips. You park at the bottom of…
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AUGUST 19, 2026·Bishop
Overnight in Bishop off the 395
An overnight in Bishop off the 395. The Sierra crest sits right over the town here, bare granite with a few streaks of snow still holding on in August, and…
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AUGUST 1, 2026·San Francisco
Anniversary Weekend in San Francisco
Down from Truckee for our anniversary weekend, and we packed the day full. Started in Chinatown, where a California Street cable car rolled past Old St. Mary's…
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AUGUST 1, 2026·San Francisco
Dahlia Dell at the Golden Gate Park Conservatory
Drove into the city to see the Dahlia Dell at the Golden Gate Park Conservatory, and August is clearly the month for it. The beds were at full tilt — cactus…
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JULY 22, 2026
Immersive Art Day at Meow Wolf Las Vegas
Las Vegas, and the plan was to spend the day inside Meow Wolf at Area15, working through the immersive art rooms until we lost the floor plan — which took…
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JULY 16, 2026·Lake Union
Swimmers and Steamers at Lake Union
Half of Seattle seemed to be in the water. Swimmers off the seawall in front of MOHAI, paddleboards drifting under the blue footbridge, kayaks working the…
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JULY 10, 2026·Los Angeles County Arboretum
A Day at the LA County Arboretum
The Arboretum in Arcadia was the whole point of driving down — 127 acres on the old Rancho Santa Anita, open to the public since January 1955, and a long way…
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JULY 9, 2026·Occidental College
Touring Occidental College with Our Daughter
Drove down from Truckee to Eagle Rock for a college tour at Occidental, our daughter's turn to size up a campus and ours to trail along behind her. First stop…
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JULY 3, 2026·Truckee
Wildflowers in July at Sagehen Creek
The Buddha in the rock garden has all but disappeared into the oxeye daisies — turquoise mala still on, chin-deep in stems by the time I went out with coffee.…
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JUNE 20, 2026·Tahoe Vista
Summer Boat Day out of Tahoe Vista
Launched at the Tahoe Vista ramp with a full boat — six of us — and crossed the lake toward the south shore. Snow still holding in patches on the high peaks…
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