West Coast California

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24667914.post-1164523380688719972006-11-25T22:39:00.000-08:002007-01-10T16:20:13.676-08:00West Coast California<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/524155/00000176.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/623580/00000176.jpg" border="0" /></a> Beware low flying planes in San Diego! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/677056/00000168.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/695473/00000168.jpg" border="0" /> </a>A zonkey?! No, just a painted up donkey! Tijuana, early December 2006. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/396467/00000172.jpg" border="0" /> Main street, Tijuana, Mexico. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/609527/00000161.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/391969/00000161.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Beautiful baby gorilla with mum! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/46261/00000149.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/757635/00000149.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Hippo at the hippodrome! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/714153/00000144.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/566273/00000144.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Life's hard for Gao Gao the male panda bear! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/828550/00000134.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/454302/00000134.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Polar bears with their very own specially made snow! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/346560/00000127.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/98137/00000127.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Giraffe. Obviously! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/665582/00000114.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/123435/00000114.jpg" border="0" /> </a>The armour plated white rhino. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/973191/00000099.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/925982/00000099.jpg" border="0" /> </a>San Diego's wolf in fine voice! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/921752/00000094.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/966158/00000094.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Flamingos strut their stuff at San Diego zoo. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/403514/00000089.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/475851/00000089.jpg" border="0" /> </a>The Pacific Highway on our way south! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/948996/00000066.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/363339/00000066.jpg" border="0" /> </a>Close up Half Dome from the Mirror Lake. (Not much water at that time of year though!) <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/826763/00000056.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/753539/00000056.jpg" border="0" /></a>Half Dome from Ahwahnee meadow. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/197464/00000063.jpg" border="0" /> A friendly stag we met on one of the nature trails. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/780339/00000051.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/969670/00000051.jpg" border="0" /></a> The impressive landmark of Half Dome inside Yosemite. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/224643/00000050.jpg"></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/862184/00000044.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/499306/00000044.jpg" border="0" /></a> The view from Tunnel lookout over the Yosemite valley. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/45246/00000043.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/641661/00000043.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pretty Christmas card views inside Yosemite. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/728681/00000041.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/58808/00000041.jpg" border="0" /></a> The stunning national park Yosemite. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/257135/00000027.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/856486/00000027.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lake Tahoe. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/997495/00000021.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/387643/00000021.jpg" border="0" /></a> On the shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/350010/00000018.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/725646/00000018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Reno! The sign says it all! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/717249/00000011.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/953891/00000011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ok, you get it, it was snowing - a lot! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/877791/00000004.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/433393/00000004.jpg" border="0" /></a> The arty shot of the blizzard!! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/401577/00000002.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/410041/00000002.jpg" border="0" /></a>Such a change in weather! The blizzard en route to Reno, end November 2006. <div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/324885/00000086.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/899367/00000086.jpg" border="0" /></a> The usual pose! You know to expect it by now! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/241411/00000083.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/279482/00000083.jpg" border="0" /> </a>The Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco Bay. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/682534/00000081.jpg" border="0" /> One of the huge cables that supports the famous Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. <div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/912358/DSCF4903.jpg" border="0" /> The huge Christmas tree in Union Square, Downtown San Fran. <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/506382/DSCF4907.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/33431/DSCF4907.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thanksgiving in San Francisco with Stuart, Suzy, Annabelle and Jade (and some bonus small kid!) <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/500065/DSCF4901.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/611154/DSCF4901.jpg" border="0" /></a>The famous cable cars. <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/88173/DSCF4900.jpg" border="0" /> Those famous Streets of San Francisco! <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/14781/DSCF4899.jpg" border="0" /> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/708430/DSCF4898.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/223020/DSCF4898.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sea lions chilling at Pier 39!</div><div align="center">They came to escape the 1989 earthquake and never left! <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/1600/757013/DSCF4897.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7624/2560/320/15006/DSCF4897.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>'The Rock' The eerie old prison also known as Alcatraz. San Francisco bay, Late November 2006. Ben n Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330074204495713054noreply@blogger.com0