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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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JUNE 19, 2026·Truckee
Jeep Evening at Boca Reservoir
Took the Jeep out to Boca after dinner, top off, doors on, no plan past the reservoir road. Boca is close enough that it doesn't feel like going anywhere,…
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JUNE 17, 2026·Atlanta
Track Day at Porsche Experience Center Atlanta
Track day at One Porsche Drive, which sits so close to Hartsfield-Jackson that planes climb out directly over the circuit — I watched one lift off through the…
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JUNE 5, 2026·Gold Lake
Clear June Day Around Gold Lake
Took the Jeep up into the Lakes Basin and walked the trail around Gold Lake — the biggest lake in the basin, 484 acres and something like a hundred feet deep,…
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MAY 30, 2026·Truckee
Prom Night Photos at the House in Truckee
Prom for our daughter, so the whole group came out to our place before the dance at the Lodge at Tahoe Donner. She wore a deep burgundy dress and her date…
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MARCH 14, 2026·Goleta, California, United States
Afternoon and Sunset on the Goleta Coast
Down out of the snow and onto the Santa Barbara coast for a day in Goleta. The afternoon went slowly around the hotel grounds — red-and-white striped umbrellas…
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FEBRUARY 14, 2026·California, United States
Weekend Visit to the Sea Ranch Chapel
Drove out to the Sonoma coast for a weekend visit to the Sea Ranch Chapel, which has been on the list a long time. Poked around the shops near the coast first…
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DECEMBER 31, 2025·Sedona, Arizona, United States
Cloudy New Year's Eve Hike in Sedona
Last day of the year in Sedona, and it opened with three hot air balloons drifting over the ridge while the sky was still mostly cloud — pale yellow envelopes,…
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DECEMBER 30, 2025·California, United States
Late December Landscapes in Death Valley
Left before sunrise with the sky over the Owens Valley going pink and purple in bands, then over the pass and down into Death Valley with snow on the Panamints…
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