Progression of the rear from original rusted condition (top left) through grinding (top middle), preparation (top right and bottom left), priming (bottom middle) and the […]

Luke fishing on the Stanislaus River (left) and one of our catch (right)   Luke fishing on the Stanislaus River (left and right)   Getting […]

We all drove down to Lake San Antonio near King City on Friday to compete in the annual Wildflower Triathlon.  Mrs V. raised over $3,300 […]

       Unfortunately I can’t take any credit for these masterpieces.  Kudos to National Geographic for these shots.

A couple of shots of the local rides on the west side of town…  

  Wild irises and California poppies                California poppies   Highway One and the California coast   Lunch at the Fern Tree

There’s a dairy on my drive home right on the Marin Sonoma county line that I’ve been trying to get a photo of all winter, […]

Too bad my hand’s not a little steadier, otherwise this photo of a hiking trail in the Marin Headlands could have been a keeper…

There were some crazy moves being pulled at Sugarbowl last weekend…

Luke took us to the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour last night, what an awesome event!  We were awed by a series of short […]

Luke and I have been throwing around the idea of getting hold of some randonee skis for a while now, so with the nice weather […]

A birthday that had it all: good friends, good food, an amazing cake (thanks Andi) and cupcakes (and Katrina), good music, me killing it at […]

We took a trip down memory lane in San Luis Obispo on the weekend to celebrate Jim’s 30th birthday.  The gig was at Downtown Brew […]