Category Archives: California

Hike to Bass Lake in Bolinas

I brought the dogs, who were exhausted, but I made sure that they had plenty of food and water.  There were 47 bears who met and most of whom car pooled from the Safeway on Market Street in San Francisco.  Some of us went to the San Rafael area afterwards for root beer floats at A&W.

Some of these pictures are mine and some are  courtesy of the group album on Facebook.

Guerneville & Bodega Bay with Max visiting from NYC

Pictures Russian River/Guerneville, Armstrong Woods Forest, Bodega Bay Headlands and Bodega (where Hitchcock used the schoolhouse for “The Birds” even though it took place in Bodega Bay.

San Francisco Bay Area with Max visiting from NYC

Pictures include my house, my Mom’s house, Twin Peaks, Skyline in Oakland (including the Mormon Temple), Castro, Chinatown, Civic Center, Golden Gate Bridge, San Gregorio (or Pescadero), Montera, etc.:

SoCal Trip – end of 2011, beginning of 2012

First I went to Los Angeles (just before the rash of car bombings ).  I mostly hung out with my friend Cody:

Next was Palm Springs (where I am pictured in my friend’s salon):
Lastly (for New Year’s) was San Diego where my host, Craig, took me on some great drives, including to Mount Helix: