A minimalist archive, moments in time.
Family beach day, dogs included. We got down to the water early enough that there was hardly anyone else on the sand — both dogs went straight for the wet part…
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A few days of sun in Calistoga, at the top end of Napa Valley, and no plan beyond walking the grounds. The whole town started as Sam Brannan's health spa in…
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Drove down the Eastern Sierra to Mono County for a weekend hiking trip, all four of us plus the dog. The trail climbed through aspens above a lake so dark blue…
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Drove down the Eastern Sierra for a summer weekend hike into the John Muir Wilderness — 584,000 acres running about 90 miles along the crest, and we covered…
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For the birthday this year: alpacas. A ranch up in Pala, most of the herd freshly shorn for summer, which leaves them with skinny bare necks and full curly…
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Drove out to Temecula for a birthday weekend at an alpaca ranch. The whole herd had just been shorn, so most of them looked like poodles — skinny bodies,…
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Nothing planned today, just an afternoon in the backyard with the dog. The bougainvillea over the fence is going hard right now — the whole top of the fence…
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Drove up to Holcomb Valley on Big Bear's north side to try the gold panning at the Gold Fever Interpretive Site. It's a self-guided trail through the area's…
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A few days home in San Diego, and the weather held for all of them. One day was downtown — past Petco Park, then up to a rooftop with the Coronado Bridge…
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A late spring visit to Texas, and the afternoon went to Lake Travis, out northwest of Austin. It's a reservoir, not a natural lake — Mansfield Dam backed up…
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