![]() ![]() .........the long flight ![]() .........the descent into san francisco ![]() .........the san mateo bridge ![]() .........orinda ![]() .........mom ![]() .........george ![]() .........redwood regional park ![]() .........be back in my native habitat ![]() .........two happy people ![]() .........monument to the final four ![]() .........maria's chambers ![]() .........on the steps at san francisco city hall ![]() .........lunch at the new de young museum ![]() .........we try to find sean and chantel's house ![]() .........claude the alligator at the steinhart aquarium ![]() .........dolores park paradise ![]() .........into the mission ![]() .........dinner at walzwerk with charity and stephanie ![]() .........ich komme aus der DDR ![]() .........kerry gets fortified with vitamins and minerals ![]() .........obligatory golden gate bridge photo ![]() .........point reyes ![]() .........water tower for the lighthouse ![]() .........point reyes lighthouse ![]() .........the specific ocean ![]() .........prepared for some step aerobics ![]() .........charity's footwear slows her down ![]() .........elephant seals down on the beach ![]() .........chimney rock ![]() .........trail to mcclures beach ![]() .........sandpipers ![]() .........kerry does her best impersonation of a sheet of paper ![]() .........our toes taste freedom ![]() .........contrasting approaches ![]() .........let's bury stuff ![]() .........i try to calculate how long i've got before the tide comes in ![]() .........gymnastics time ![]() .........kerry spots me for safety ![]() .........and they're off ![]() .........it's kerry by a hoof ![]() .........farewell mighty pacific ![]() .........oysters and lagunitas IPA in inverness ![]() .........stinson beach waves goodbye ![]() .........pre-prandial conversation in lafayette ![]() .........dad asks calla who she's texting ![]() .........calla's busy schedule has her entertaining us again the following night in orinda ![]() .........kerry gets a california birthday ![]() .........gifts include some very exciting plastic bags (as seen on TV) ![]() ........."this is where i come from. no, here. no no, definitely here." ![]() .........lizard gets a tan ![]() .........view from muir woods out to the ocean ![]() .........a last bit of lush northern california ![]() .........kerry has no comment ![]() .........stephanie adopts a positive attitude about her new home city ![]() .........a self-washing buidling? a weed sprinkler? a refreshing pedestrian mister? ![]() .........on the sidewalk outside my old san francisco apartment, evidently still luxury accommodations ![]() .........back in the air again ![]() .........see you next time <------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- return to photo index |