Christmas 2025
Christmas and New Year’s were busy this year, with Hana, Nova, and Jason came to visit just before the holiday. After opening presents,…
Thanksgiving 2025
We went to Key West this year, again with the Gulsens. As with Nashville and Coco Beach, there was a Turkey Trot.
Japan November 2025
Don had back-to-back business trips in Asia – Taipei one week, Seoul the next – with a long weekend in between. Laura met…
Santa Fe September 2025
Laura and Don went to New Mexico for a week. The first part was a glamping expedition to Chaco Canyon during the Fall…
Yosemite August 2025
Don got a Yosemite backpacking permit for Rafferty Creek, one of the trailheads that takes off from Tuolumne Meadows. Together with friends Tim…
Summer 2025
We had a busy summer, starting with our annual trip to Stanford Sierra Camp in June. (Just Laura and Don this time). In…
Sierra Graduation May 2025
Sierra graduated Cum Laude From Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a degree in Biochemistry. It was the 159th commencement for the university,…
Argentina December 2024
We went down to Argentina with the Gulsens, Olkins, and Scudisons over the New Year’s break, primarily to go hiking in Patagonia but…
San Diego Thanksgiving 2024
We went down to San Diego with the Gulsens and the Sanders for Thanksgiving week and stayed at Mission Beach. Mostly it was…
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…
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…

