Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Point Lobos, Big Sur, California
It has been a long time since I've written. I just added a lot of pictures, so I will update on some of the highlights.

In late October, I went on a hike with some friends in the Envi Sci department as well as went to Carter's Mountain orchard. There are a few pictures from that with the fall colors.

Ami, Karen, and I went for a walk in Walnut Creek on a fall Sunday, and there are some pictures of us playing with the dogs.

I woke up at 330 to make my way up to Warrenton and then Washington DC to watch Rosy run her 2nd Marine Corps Marathon. She set a PR and broke her expectation. It was a long, but very fun day!

There are several pictures from Halloween, including me and my little brother Marquez. I was dressed like Einstein. My roommate Adam dressed as Gumby, which, in my opinion, won the award for most physically obtrusive costume.

For Thanksgiving, I headed to Kansas City and visited with my family. We went to a home game for the Kansas Jayhawk basketball team, a homecoming for my dad who had not seen a home game there since he was in college, before Vietnam. It was very emotional.

In early December, I flew out to San Francisco and visited my good friend Verdy. I rented a car, and traveled down Route 1, traveling to Monterrey, where I stopped at the aquarium. I went on 17-mile drive, went to Point Lobos state preserve, many parks in Big Sur, and spent a night in Morro Bay at the Montera de Oro state park.

I drove to Pasadena to spend time with my cousin Christopher. We went to the Pasadena Orchestra, visited all around LA, saw his office in Glendale, and went for a hike. I spent one day visiting Joshua Tree National park in South Eastern California, before returning to San Francisco for the AGU winter conference.

2008 looks to be an equally promising year, as trips to Moscow and hopefully Peru unfold.
The most recent picture is a self portrait of myself at Point Lobos national reserve.

~ D
Cholla Cactus garden, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
cholla cactus garden
natural arch
in Joshua Tree NP, windy day
Monument, Hidden Valley, Joshua Tree NP
Climber, Joshua Tree National Park
Stone outcrop, Joshua Tree
Road running through Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park
Casey!
Christopher and Kevin, on a hike
Pasadena
Christopher and I at the Pasadena Symphony
Christopher, working in his office
Crazybridge Studios!
Christopher in his Mini Cooper
Pasadena City Hall, December 2007
Montana de Oro SP, California

Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA
redwoods, big sur, CA
Pfieffer Big Sur
Photographer on Point Lobos
Sea Lions barking
Land and Sea
Cypress trees
Otters, Point lobos preserve
Whaling Bay

A place to sit, Point Lobos National Preserve
Lone cypress
Harbor seals
Me at Spanish Bay

Spanish Bay
ocean view
17 mile drive
feeding demonstration to school children
great white shark, anchovy
photography in the aquarium
jellyfish in the aquarium
Aquarium, Kelp forest
Monterrey Bay Aquarium, Monterrey, CA
The little car that I rented as I drove around California.
Northern California coast