Back in Chicago for a long weekend to celebrate Brian’s 50th birthday.
Brief Chicago Visit
Flat light at Lands End Lookout
President’s Day inner City hike to the end of the line and playing around with the new camera.
Dillon Beach, Sonoma County, CA
New Year Mushroom, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
A walk in the forest preserve with the folks
Buffalo Creek Trail, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Fall trees
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, near Arnold, CA.
Grinnell Glacier Overlook
Glacier National Park, Birthday weekend, impromptu hike decided after midnight beers, worth the 4 hours of sleep, worth the feet blisters and pushing the 40 year old body out of the norm.
Mabel, Abalone Shell Hunter
Quick weekend trip to Mendo County, tiny cove near our stay full of abalone shells.
Pinnacles
Smoke dog
Birthday camp while the mountains burned