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MARCH HIKE: Ranch San Antonio

Posted on March 2, 2021 by admin

By chance… or accident… PG&E Trail 🙂

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BIRTHDAY TRIP: TAHOE

Posted on February 20, 2021 by admin

Wed, 02/17/2021 Short drive to Tahoe… short walk to the Meadow… February snow… lovely weather… between two snow storms… Thu, 02/18/2021 Cloudy with a chance of… 3D snow… hiking through the meadow… Tahoe XC… hmmm… Fri, 02/19/2021 Snowballs from Tahoe… … Continue reading →

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HIKE: Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Posted on February 7, 2021 by admin

Signs of spring… at Almaden Quicksilver County Park… on a short cut of History Trail . pdf Quicksilver History Loop

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SPRING SKI: Olympic Valley

Posted on February 23, 2020 by admin

Olympics 60 anniversary… reflection… and etymological research… learning something new every day… Nice first stay at Granlibakken… yummy dinner at Thai Kitchen at their new location at 877 N. Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City… surprising good snow… after a drought … Continue reading →

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Lake Tahoe: 2019-2020

Posted on December 31, 2019 by admin

Another beautiful Squaw ski day sunny… all sunny and perfect to end a year… even without a torchlight parade… on a French note with crepes and cheese soufflé… just by 2019 chance… continuing the Christmas Lecture tradition we end 2019 … Continue reading →

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SKI: Cloud Valley :-)

Posted on December 30, 2019 by admin

Ski in cloud nine… at Squaw Valley… foggy in the morning… blue sky ski afternoon… crisp snow… color sunset on the way back fome… So happy together 🙂

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BAY AREA HIKING: Castle Rock State Park

Posted on November 11, 2019 by admin

Castle Rock Hiking… to the falls overlook… still humming quietly… sweeping vistas…

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21. AMBOISE: La Loire à vélo

Posted on July 2, 2019 by admin

No-picture-day… an all-biking-day… almost The Royal Way… through the lovely forest of Amboise… past vineyards… Dierre… to Bléré… grab lunch at L’Épi de blé… Ré… picnic on the plage… on the Valley of the Cher… to Chenonceau… Back to Amboise… … Continue reading →

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15. BRITTANY: Cancale & Saint-Malo

Posted on June 26, 2019 by admin

Today is the Cancale oyster day… we stop by the oyster farm… there is only a French tour in the afternoon… English in July… we try our luck in the town center… visit the Cancale Museum… learn about the scenic … Continue reading →

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WILDFLOWER ITINERARIES: Picchetti Ranch

Posted on April 18, 2019 by admin

A beautiful wildflower day at Picchetti Ranch!

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