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The three of us hiked to the top of Half Dome on 4 July 2011. Here are some photos: Carl and Eric at trailhead (a little fuzzy because of low light) Nevada Falls — highest water flow we've ever seen in Yosemite Back of Half Dome from trail Continue reading DHB climbs Half Dome with Carl Gustafson and Eric Blair Those of you who have lived here in Alamo will remember our friend and neighbor Ray Engstrom. He and David went backpacking in the Sierras over the past three days. Our original plans had to be scrapped, due to very high snow in the Sierras (and a mishap with a blow-out tire), so we started Continue reading David and Ray Engstrom go backpacking in Sierras Diane, as we noted in the previous post, has graduated from Stanford Law School and now official has the title “Juris Doctor”. Diane also received her “endowment” at the LDS temple in Oakland on Saturday. Michelle is pregnant and we gave her a mini-baby shower. And Sunday was Father’s Day! With so much to celebrate, Continue reading Baileys celebrate! Today was Diane’s graduation from Stanford Law School. Not only is it Diane’s last day at Stanford campus, but it will be our last graduation until one of the grandkids finishes! It was a great ceremony, with some great speeches. And Diane was very happy. Here are some photos Diane in her robes Continue reading Diane is a Juris Doctor Anyone who has visited Zion National Park will remember Angel’s Landing, a razor-thin mountain of rock that juts up above the Big Bend, across the river from the Great White Throne and the Weeping Rock Waterfall. In one of the first explorations of Zion Canyon in 1916, Frederick Fisher exclaimed, “only an angel could land Continue reading Baileys conquer Angel’s Landing As most of you are aware, last August Linda and I discovered a “problem” in our kitchen — buckling in the hardwood floor, among other things. A plumber friend found that the outlet hose of our dishwasher had been eaten by a hungry rat, and in addition to the water damage on the floor, there Continue reading Our kitchen remodel is done! But we try anyway. Yes, it really is very nice here in sunny San Diego. The heavy rains are gone, and Christmas is lovely. Here are some photos we took. Please join in and add some Christmas photos of your own! Jonas and Rachelle trimming the tree Christmas morning — Continue reading It’s hard to be in the Christmas spirit when it’s sunny on the beach On Aug 23 Michelle and I hiked to the top of Mt Dana in Yosemite, which at 13,075 ft is the second-highest mountain in Yosemite (after Mt Lyell). It is a difficult hike, almost as challenging as Half Dome, in part because of the higher elevation (the entire hike is well above the elevation of Continue reading Hiking duo conquers Mt Dana and Mono Pass Linda and I went whale watching off Monterey Bay today. Because of a bumper crop of krill in the region of the “Grand Canyon” of Monterey Bay, an unusually large number of whales have come to the area. We took one of the whale-watching tour boats from Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey to see the sights. Continue reading The 400,000-pounder that got away Yup. Linda and I hiked to the top of a very dramatic-looking, craggy mountain peak in Northern California known as Sierra Buttes. It was a lovely day, and a lovely hike. Here are some photos: Sierra Buttes from the road, on our way to the trailhead: Photo Close-up shot of summit — note there is Continue reading 60-year-old grandmother hikes to top of jagged Sierra Buttes |
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