Yosemite!

Last weekend we went to Yosemite National Park. It was pretty awesome.

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We saw coyotes,

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bears (what, you can't see it??? well, there's a 150 pound bear in this photo!),

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avalanches,

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flowers,

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bees,

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trees,

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stairs,

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waterfalls,

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and rainbows.

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It was hot!

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But we managed to stay cool.

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Thanks John Muir,

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for saving such an amazing place.

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Peeking

Holy Seattle rainbow!

Like a blog, except real life

On Saturday night we went to the Intersection for the Arts where we attended Migdalia Valdes' opening of Every Day in Black and White.  Migdalia decided over 10 years ago to take at least one photo every day and to record those photos and other things she's found.  Its a lot like a blog, except that she uses film.  And paper.  And books.  So her house is pretty full of stuff.  It was a really interesting show, we're very glad we made it. 

 
 

Presidio

This weekend we woke to warm and sunny mornings with minimal planned events.  On Saturday I opened the map of San Francisco and looked for spaces we hadn't explored and noticed The Presidio, a large green space in the NW corner of the city.  We'd ridden our bikes through, and walked around this park a little, but hadn't really walked around all the new trails.  The Presidio has an interesting history, ya'll can read about it somewhere else.  It is also the home of Lucas Arts, which explains the Ewoks we saw on our walk. We also saw some beautiful wildflowers.

 
 
 
 

Dutch San Francisco

Its spring time here, enjoying the tulips in GG Park:

 
 

And the irises on Bernal Height Park.

 

Glen Canyon Park

We hiked through here today. Amazing wildflowers this time of year. This park is one of my favorite spots in the city.

Henry Coe

This weekend we joined some of our friends for a birthday weekend (not ours, theirs) backpack trip to Henry Coe State Park. HCSP is California's largest state park. It is a wilderness gem in California's crown just a few miles south of San Jose.

We saw roughly a trillion lady bugs...really an amazing site:

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Henry Coe is known for its wildflowers in the spring and our visit did not disappoint!

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A budding California Buckeye:

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A field of shooting stars:

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13 stream crossings in 1 mile!

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The group:

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Frost??? What's that???

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The camp at night, 15 minute exposure:

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Newt?

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Chillaxin' in the Coe, yo!

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Smart Cat?

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well...not that smart

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Donner Pass

We showshoed to Lost Trail Lodge near Donner Pass last weekend with some friends. We missed all the snow, which was both good and bad.

Our hike in on Saturday was hot!

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but we relaxed by the fire when we arrived at the lodge.

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Olivia and Ginger pose with the cabin.

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Olivia does a flip in the snow.

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Mandolin? No problem!

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Oh, so comfortable!

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Heading home. In the rain.

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