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David and Ray Engstrom backpack in Desolation Wilderness

Ray Engstrom and I just returned from a very enjoyable backpacking trip to the Desolation Wilderness, starting from the Echo Lake trailhead (near summit of Highway 50, a few miles from South Lake Tahoe). Here are some photos.

Riding “taxi” at Echo Lake to trailhead (this doesn’t look like backpacking…)

Entering

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Dad and Mom visit Lake Tahoe

Mom and I just got back from a weekend visit to Lake Tahoe. Here are some photos.

Should Mom and I buy this home?

Kitchen area

Family room area

Deck and back yard

Lake Tahoe

Fallen Leaf Lake (just south of Lake Tahoe)

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Diane and Alberto are married!

Diane and Alberto got married Saturday. Here are just a few of the photos of the great event.

Ranch house with pond

Diane and Alberto at the ranch

Beckett, Holland, Rachelle and Jonas in the tree house

Chrissy, Holland, Jonas and Beckett climbing rocks

Hikers

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Photos of Rausser Ranch

Today Linda and I drove up to Rausser Ranch, which is about halfway between Auburn, CA and Grass Valley, CA, off the main road in the hills. Here are some photos.

Front of house

Tennis court and basketball hoops

Back side of house

Pond behind house (note

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DHB down under

I am visiting my colleague Jon Borwein in Australia for a week or two. Here are some photos. Mom will recognize some of this scenery, since we went to some of the same places when she was here last year and the year before.

Pacific coast from overlook at Glenrock regional park, near

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Linda and DHB hike to Island Lake in the High Uintahs

Linda and I are staying in Park City, Utah for a week, while I attend a workshop. The workshop sessions are morning and evening, leaving afternoons free. So today Mom and I drove up into the High Uintah mountains (about 40 miles east of Park City), and hiked a very pleasant 10-mile roundtrip trail, which

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David and Ray Engstrom backpack to Grouse Lake

Ray and I just returned from a very enjoyable backpacking trip. We started at Wright’s Lake (el. 7000), about 15 miles north of Highway 50 near the crest of the Sierras, and then hiked east into the Desolation Wilderness. We camped at Grouse Lake (el. 8200), which is one of the loveliest lakes in the

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David and Drew Jackson hike to Lower Red Pine Lake

While visiting in Utah, David asked Drew Jackson about some possible hiking trails. One that Drew recommended was the hike to Lower Red Pine Lake. The trailhead is in Little Cottonwood Canyon, a few miles below the Snowbird ski resort. The hike is of moderate difficulty, approximately 6 miles round trip (although both Drew and

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Adam’s Book is on Amazon Today!

You can buy Adam’s book on Amazon.com here. Today it’s available for $9.99 and you can buy 4 for the price of 3!

 

Baileys and Johnsons mourn Louise’s passing

On 17 May 2012, Linda’s mother Louise Johnson passed away in Provo, Utah, at the age of 95.

On 6 June, her descendants and others gathered in Murphys, California for her burial, next to her deceased husband Clifford Johnson, and a modest memorial service. Murphys is just a few miles from Douglas Flat, where Louise

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