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Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach. For me, San Francisco is the 2nd prettiest city in North America after my own hometown of Vancouver.  San Francisco (12/97).

Skiing in sunny California.  Mt Rose, Lake Tahoe (12/97).

Yosemite National Park is a usually a zoo of tourists, but not so in December. Mirror Lake at the base of Half Dome (12/97).

I go to California often to visit family and friends. Its a great place to go to escape the Canadian winter. There is so much to see and do there and I have only just scratched the surface in my 9 visits thus far.  Sunset over the Pacific, San Francisco (12/97).

December is an ideal time to visit Death Valley National Park.  It was in the low 20's and sunny everyday (12/98).

Strolling about the huge sand dunes with mum and dad.  Panamint, Death Valley National Park (12/98).

Badwater, a dry lake bed of salt, is the lowest point in North America at -282 ft.  Death Valley National Park (12/98).

Desert floor. Death Valley National Park (12/98).

Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands.  San Francisco (1/99).

Backcountry camping along the Pacific Coast with May and Dave.  Point Reyes National Park (4/01).

The world's tallest trees (367 ft) are in Redwood National Park (4/01).

The white sanded China Cove beach looks like something in Thailand, only the water is freezing cold.  Point Lobos State Park, Monterey Peninsula (4/01).

Point Lobos State Park is a little known place with superb coastal walks and few tourists. From the right : Maryam (the car puker), Sue (my young-at-heart sister), Dave (who still wants to make the NHL at age 29), May (my closest friend who dreams and dreams) and me in red, my favourite colour.  Monterey (4/01).

Beautiful backcountry campsite at Pear Lake was our home for 3 days. Sequoia National Park (9/01).

Pear Lake, Sequoia National Park (9/01).

Hard working hiking boots, Sequoia National Park (9/01).

Freezed-dried camping food before you put the hot water.

Freezed-dried camping food after you put the hot water.

Packing up the camp. Sequoia National Park.

Dead tree, Sequoia National Park.

Moose Lake and the Sierra Nevada Range.  Rugged high-country of Sequoia National Park (9/01).

Dave and I on the summit of Mt Tallac, 1000m above Lake Tahoe (9/01).

View of Yosemite's high-country from the 11000 ft summit of Gaylor Peak. Yosemite National Park (9/01).

Gaylor Lake, Yosemite National Park (9/01).

Snowy winter day, Yosemite National Park (3/02).

Buena Vista park in the Mission district of San Francisco (4/03).

 El Capitan, Yosemite National Park (4/03).

The Bay Crest trail snakes along the ridge-tops above Berkeley.

April is the ideal time in the California coast.  The weather is cool, clear and sunny, and the wildflowers are in full-bloom.  The Tomales Point trail is probably the best coastal day hike I have ever done.  Point Reyes National Park (4/03).

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