Silver City

This Mineral King store does it all; restaurant, gas, general store and cabin rentals.

Mineral King Valley

Looking North towards Alta Peak in Mineral King, Sequoia National Park.

Florence Peak

Lunch break along the Kaweah River looking South-East.

Mineral King

Christen and Judy hike back along the trail that parallels the Kaweah River

East Fork Kaweah River

Christen pauses at the end of the road in Mineral King, Sequoia NP.

Lovers Point

Looking towards the famous "Lovers Point" at Pacific Grove.

Watching the Waves

Many pleasant hours can be spent doing just this at Asilomar Coast near Monterey

Carmel Gallery

It's just fun to explore Carmel. This is the access to the Kincade Art Gallery.

Heaven

An assistant angel attends the entrance of this Carmel shop.

Pipe Dream

The water main broke across the street and the driver of this truck loaded with kids took full advantage.

Highway One

Looking North along the picturesque costal highway.

Pfeiffer State Park

With the campground full signs out we were able to get this spot for two nights..... and without a reservation.

Kiosk Full

The mysterious "Campground Full" sign at Pfeiffer State Park. Purpose? "If we didn't put the sign up we'd have a big line."

Haunted Trees

At dusk this costal redwood in the nextdoor campsite took on a more sinister look.

Point Sur Lighthouse

Point Sur has a beautiful lighthouse that can be seen from highway one.

Point Sur Photo-Op

I know, we're blocking the view.

Picture This

Taking pictures of each other while relaxing in the Big Sur at the River Inn.

Artistic Pause

An artist group set up by the Big Sur to get creative.

Judy @ River Inn

Judy got into the groove at River Inn.

Umbrellas

The outdoor patio at the River Inn

Scavenger

A raven does the cleanup at the River Inn Restaurant.

Rock Stars

These two kids has a great time wandering in the Big Sur.

The River Inn

We had a very peaceful time wandering around the River Inn on the Big Sur.

Groomin'

Monterey Fairground happened to have a rabbit judging contest across the street from our hotel.

Monterey Wharf

A post-dinner, night-time shot of the wharf in Monterey.

Feast of the Lanterns

With the ban on lanterns, the Pacific Grove "Feast of the Lanterns" has become a fireworks in fog show.

Gosby House

The stately Victorian B&B in Pacific Grove.

Red House Restaurant

We had a wonderful breakfast at the Red House on Lighthouse

Buck Rock Lookout

This is the view on the approach road to the Sequoia Forest lookout.

Buck Rock Landing

Judy considers the stairway up to the lookout while she re-reads the information board.

Alisons 2nd

Alison celebrates her second birthday

Alison

Alison re-affirms that the cake is just to hold up the frosting.

I have blue tongue

Alison checks out her post-cake blue tongue.

Woodpeckers

These two birds are sitting across from my office window, waiting to attack the house.

Backyard Picnic

After a big day of yard cleanup we take some time out to enjoy it all.

Zig-Zag Spider

These spiders arrive in the summer around the river bottom and build huge, intricate webs with a characteristic zig-zag in the middle.