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| It's a long way to California! |
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| My travel companions and best friends! |
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| Tomales Bay After a Rain Storm |
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| Mission San Luis Obispo |
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| Moonipero Serra |
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| Relax! You'll get there. |
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| Is there a flavor they don't have? |
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| A five-minute walk from our home in the city. |
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| What living creature do these flowers look like? |
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| Balancing Act |
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| This guy was sunning on our doorstep one day. |
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| One of our morning walks with the dog |
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| Bishop's Peak, San Luis Obispo |
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| Bishop's Peak, halfway up to the peak |
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| Made it to the top! (San Luis Obispo in the background) |
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| This area near Paso Robles reminded us of Italy |
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| A hike along the Pacific coast three years ago. Aidan El Plano was with us! |
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| You never know who you will run into on a hike in California! |
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| Be careful on this hike! (Our dog, Rowdie, is chewing grass in the background.) |
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| Later, we saw the Pacific. Fortunately, no tsunamis today. |
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| We hiked in a park that is a refuge for Tule Elk. These are all young elk. |
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| A reservoir for the city of Santa Barbara. Notice how low the water level is because of the drought. |
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| This guy was just fooling around on a hiking trail. |
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| We found this gal at the top of a mountain we hiked to! |
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| Now that is one optimistic coyote! The herd did not seem to worried about him. |
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| We like to ride our bikes to Avila Beach from San Luis Obispo to sit in the sand and maybe have a milkshake. |
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| Hendry's Beach, our favorite beach (and Rowdie the Dog's too!) |
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| Elephant seal males having a disagreement |
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| A mom with her pup basking in the sunshine |
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| Stand-up paddle boards - a new adventure for my wife and me! (She's better than I am.) |
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| I did NOT fall off! We were practicing how to get back on if we fell off. |
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| Somebody thinks the rule doesn't apply to them. |
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| Duck! (Not really. Pelicans.) |
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| Another look at a pelican |
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| The Santa Ynez Mountains that border the city of Santa Barbara |
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| Mission Santa Barbara |
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| Wild Thing Invades Santa Barbara! |
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| Fresh local strawberries! In February! |
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| Sunny smile on a rainy day at the market. |
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| The farmers' market draws many entertainers. |
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| Another Farmers' Market Musician |
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| The skateboard park in downtown Santa Barbara |
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| I hope they have separate entrances and waiting rooms. |
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| These people really like frogs! There were hundreds of frogs along their wall. |
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| Frogs only, thank you... |
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| ...unless you love pigs! |
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| The Hermitage, an amazing museum in the mountains. Do you think the owner loves books? |
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| The mailbox for the Hermitage |
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| On the grounds of the Hermitage. Would you like to ride around in this bug? |
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| Can you guess the title of this sculpture? There is a clue in the photo. |
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| A bust of Cyrano de Bergerac. (He looks as if he is having a bad day.) |
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| Each state is made from that state's license plate! |
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| I want this fence for my yard! |
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| Think of any punctuation mark. They were all sculptures at the Hermitage! |
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| The owner of the Hermitage had lots of fun with his art! |
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| Can you guess what this is made of? |
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| More fun |
And finally, two puzzles...
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| What is wrong with this sign? |
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| What is wrong with this scene? |
