Through The Lens

Arizona Visit

A girls weekend to Arizona was long over due after the 16 month outback adventure.  I traveled to Scottsdale to visit Cheryl, Chris and their […]

First Winter Snow

Over 18 months since our last trip to the cabin, we ventured up yesterday afternoon ahead of an impending storm.  The sound of pounding rain […]

San Francisco Gets Giants Fever

It’s amazing what winning a World Series win can do to a city: homeless people all of a sudden turn into Major League merchandise peddlers, […]

Our Walkabout

Link to our other website cataloging our travels through Europe, Southeast Asia and around Australia during 2009 and 2010: Our Walkabout

Abalone Season Opening Day

Jerry and Paul took me out to one of their secret abalone spots north of Jenner yesterday for abalone season opening day.  Even though the […]

Banff and Lake Louise

We spent the last week in Banff in Alberta, Canada to celebrate Greg’s 60th birthday as well as Mrs. V’s 30th.  We split our time […]

Greg’s 60th Birthday

We took Friday off to head up to the cabin to celebrate Greg’s 60th birthday with him; we didn’t expect to be greeted with close […]

Mountain Biking Control Check

I learned a little lesson today, the hard way.  I learned that it’s not a good idea to lead a very competent mountain biker down […]