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Dolomites August 2024

We took a trip to the Dolomites in Northern Italy to go hut-to-hut hiking. The places we stayed weren’t exactly huts – more…

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Summer 2024

The summer got off to a good start with three trips in quick succession. Laura, Don, and Sierra went up to the Stanford…

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Ireland March 2024

Sierra is doing a semester abroad at Trinity College, Dublin, and the rest of us visited her during Kade’s spring break. One milestone:…

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Henry Coe Backpacking

Laura and Don went backpacking with the scouts down to Coyote Creek in Henry Coe State Park. It was beautifully green, but cold…

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Christmas 2023

Christmas and New Years came in a couple of parts. After spending Christmas at home, we went skiing in Kirkwood for a few…

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Nashville Thanksgiving 2023

We went to Nashville over the Thanksgiving break, with the kids flying in from college to meet us there. Laura and Sierra went with…

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Parents Weekend 2023

We visited the kids for two successive parents weekends. Inconveniently, the two of them are going to college 3200 miles apart, Sierra at…

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Italy and Greece July and August 2023

We went to Italy and Greece for a month this summer, with a variety of folks staying for differing times. Laura stayed the…

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Desolation Wilderness July 2023

Don, Sierra and Riley went backpacking for a few days in the Desolation Wilderness. There was still a lot of snow and ice…

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Stanford Sierra Camp June 2023

We made our annual trip up to Stanford Sierra Camp, unfortunately cut short this year due to work and family reasons. Water levels…

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Japan June 2023

Don and Kade happened to be in Japan at the same time – Don for the VLSI Symposium in Kyoto and Kade for…

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Kade Graduation June 2023

Kade graduated from Palo Alto High School. We were fortunate to have most of the family here to celebrate, include all three grandparents.