I lived in Berkeley and worked in San Francisco 1998-2002, so it’s another place that feels a bit like home. My friend Liz at my favorite place to eat breakfast on earth – La Note in Berkeley. Oakland has a different vibe than any place I have ever been....
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I am sorry to say I didn’t give Mono Lake the attention it deserves. I had been driving Minnie & Max through Yosemite all day, and was tired. One day I will return!! Mono...
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I have been to Yosemite four times, I think. It feels a little like my “home town” National Park. The first day, I was in the more iconic part of the park, around Yosemite Valley. The second day, Minnie, Max and I braved Tioga Road together. Don’t miss it! That...
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Oh, boy. Two shimmeringly perfect days. I met my friend Cory here, and Day One – I got to roar around the park on the back of his Harley. It’s very cool not to have much between you and all that gorgeous, powerful nature. I was so profoundly struck with...
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Dad had been wanting to go to the Grand Canyon for decades. I thought after Zion and Bryce, it might not be quite as big a thrill – but I was wrong. He was SO EXCITED to get there that first morning, it melted me. Dream fulfilled! Dad and Mom see Grand Canyon...
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Bryce’s geological history of erosion played out so distinctly from the canyons of Zion and Grand. Erosion has left these incredibly intricate rock spires called hoodoos. They are unbelievably mesmerizing. It’s like looking at lace made of rock. Mom made...
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