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our trip to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park...


this is a view from the "hillside trail" overlook. very pretty. we figured we'd walk around the bottom of the valley and then go visit the waterfall...


one of the best signs I've ever seen in a public park


broken piece of the observatory?


at the bottom of the waterfall


a little further up


about half-way up


a pretty pool of water somewhere near the top

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how do you know you live in the country?

when, during your morning commute into Corporate America, you have to wait
as the local farmer drives his tractor along your commute route...

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Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore



looking south into the sun, after our trek out from the hostel parking lot

pool of water, Point Reyes National Seashore



this really caught my eye, so I bounded across the thick, heavy grass to get a close up. as I took the first picture (not shown here), I felt my weight shift a little. I looked down to my right foot, and saw it underwater... I had stepped into the edge of the pool, but my waterproof hiking boots had kept my foot dry!


they came real handy in the sand, later, too...

SFMoMA, looking up



I love this museum so much. I also used the overhead walkway to judge how well I was able to conquer my fear of heights. the day I was able to walk across it without holding on to the handrail, and then stop and look down... that was when I knew I was ok with the whole being-5-stories-off-the-ground thing.

It would appear that there is currently a multi-colored glass tunnel installed up there right now...

coop self portrait


caught this on I80, somewhere in/near Sacramento. couldn't resist

COPIA in Napa


from the street, looking back at the water feature

on my way back from the dentist today...


what a beautiful view