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Stormy Lake Tahoe

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Lake Tahoe (April 2015)

Etna Mountain

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Mt. Shasta in the distance on the right

AKA Mount Etna, but not to be confused with the volcano in Italy, is on the left. This photo was taken near the PCT before we descended to Upper Ruffey Lake (barely visible in the foreground on the right).

Happy Sunday

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Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, California (December 2019)

Maybe I did a report on the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano when I was a kid growing up in California?

Lower Ruffey Lake

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Lower Ruffey Lake from Upper Ruffey Lake (June 29, 2025)

We did much of this trail 10 years ago, but on that occasion we went to Smith Lake. This time we made a left off of the PCT and descended into the partial caldera that includes Upper Ruffey Lake draining into Lower Ruffey Lake below. We didn’t walk down to Lower Ruffey Lake.

Great place for a skinny dip?

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Bumpass Hell (Lassen National Park, California)

Mr. Bumpass, the guy who discovered this place, also lost a leg here.

San Francisco Bay

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Golden Gate Bridge – January 2008

Today’s photo comes from way back before this blog even existed, which is saying something as the blog was started more than 17 years ago!