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AUGUST 2, 2020·Truckee, California
Dock Day on Donner Lake
Dock day on Donner Lake. The big inflatable island went in early and stayed tied off at the dock most of the afternoon — the girls sprawled across it, one of…
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AUGUST 1, 2020·Tuolumne County, California
Socially Distant Summer Hike at Tuolumne Meadows
Our extremely socially distant summer road trip started this morning, and the route in went through Groveland, where we pulled over at the Iron Door Saloon —…
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JUNE 8, 2020·Placer County, California
Early June at the Loch Leven Lakes
Three lakes today, starting from the trailhead across from the Big Bend Fire Station on old Highway 40 — about eight miles round trip and eleven hundred feet…
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JUNE 6, 2020·San Marcos, California
Saturday Night In, San Marcos Garden Lights
No itinerary for this one. Down in San Marcos, North County, and the whole evening happened in the back garden after dark — a Saturday night in, which was the…
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JUNE 6, 2020·Big Bear Lake, California
Weekend Escape to Big Bear Lake
A weekend escape to Big Bear, and we put most of it into the Pine Knot Trail — it starts at the Aspen Glen Picnic Area off Mill Creek Road, about three miles…
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MAY 26, 2020·San Marcos, California
A Herd of Ponies on the San Marcos Counter
A herd of ponies took over the kitchen counter today. Somebody lined them all up under the coffee sign — the whole crew, tangled manes and all, with the little…
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MAY 19, 2020·San Marcos, California
Hill Hike Then Steak on the Grill
Went up the hill this morning while the marine layer was already burned off. The grass at the top has gone fully gold now, with the mustard still yellow…
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MAY 16, 2020·Burt Township, Michigan
Mid-May Weekend on Burt Lake
Mid-May weekend up on Burt Lake, in Burt Township, Michigan. The water was clear enough near shore to see straight down to the bottom, that green over the…
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MAY 14, 2020·Kalamazoo, Michigan
Saying Goodbye in Kalamazoo
We came out to Kalamazoo to say goodbye. Graveside only, no church — the service was at Mountain Home Cemetery, the city's first public burial ground, laid out…
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MAY 9, 2020·San Marcos, California
Mother's Day Weekend and Home Projects
Mother's Day weekend at home in San Marcos, and it turned into a working one. Two bouquets showed up — sunflowers and roses in one, stargazer lilies and white…
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