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APRIL 3, 2018·Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two Amsterdam Days of Art and Tulips
Two days in Amsterdam, staying out in Badhoevedorp, and this one carried most of the weight: canals in the morning, the Rijksmuseum after, tulips in the…
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APRIL 3, 2018·Amsterdam, Netherlands
Quick April Trip to Amsterdam's Museumplein
A quick April trip, and we gave a whole day to Museumplein. Started inside the Rijksmuseum, where the research library alone was worth the ticket — a glass…
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APRIL 1, 2018·City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom
A Few Days of Sightseeing in London
London with the whole family, a few days of proper sightseeing. The first evening ran from Piccadilly Circus — the big curved screen washing the crowd in pink…
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MARCH 17, 2018·San Marcos, California
St. Patrick's Day on the Patio
St. Patrick's Day, and no plans beyond the backyard. Warm enough in San Marcos to spend the whole afternoon out on the patio, so that's what we did. The dog…
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MARCH 17, 2018·California, United States
Miracle March Storm Skiing at Squaw Valley
The Miracle March storm delivered. The deck at the cabin was buried past the railings, so the day started with a shovel — punching through drifts just to get a…
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MARCH 15, 2018·Oakland, California
A March Evening Walk by the Oakland Waterfront
Started the route in downtown Oakland at 409 13th Street, right under the Tribune Tower. The Art Deco building originally went up in 1906, but the 305-foot,…
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FEBRUARY 25, 2018·Placer County, California
Late February Snowfall and a Tahoe Woods Walk
Fresh snow came through late in the week, and the day split around it. First up the mountain at Homewood, where the ridge sits directly over Lake Tahoe —…
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FEBRUARY 25, 2018·California, United States
Clear Skies Then a Late February Snowstorm at Alpine Meadows
Bluebird morning at Alpine Meadows before the late-February storm moved in. Summit chair first thing, corduroy still holding at the top, and from the ridge the…
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JANUARY 28, 2018
Sunny January Beach Day and Tide Pools
A sunny January beach day, warm enough for swimsuits, which still feels like getting away with something in the middle of winter. We drove out to the coast and…
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JANUARY 16, 2018·Encinitas, California
Stacking Stones on a January Afternoon in Encinitas
Drove out to the beach in Encinitas and ended up spending most of the afternoon on the sand, stacking stones. The beach there has these smooth dark pebbles…
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