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Thanksgiving

Some pictures from the last couple of weekends. We took the kids camping to New Brighton State Beach, just south of Santa Cruz….

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Autumn

We have had some computer problems of late – the main vista machine went down, taking the website setup with it. We did…

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Mount Whitney

Allen Roberts, Molly Roberts, David Fenning, Greg Murphy, Phil Cory and I climbed Mount Whitney on September 9th. Mount Whitney (14,505 or 14,497…

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Stanford Sierra Camp

We went to the Stanford Sierra Camp on Fallen Leaf Lake. The camp is run by the alumni association, and has programs for…

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Colorado

Our travel plans for Colorado were fairly convoluted. Don drove Hana out to Colorado Springs for college (leaving on Sunday 8/21). Laura, Sierra,…

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Hana to College

August 19th – Kentfield and Tahoe, CA: We drove up I-80 to South Lake Tahoe to pick up Hana’s skis (Colorado state law requires…

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Sierra Biking

Sierra has graduated from a tricycle to a bicycle with training wheels. She does well on the flats of Palo Alto, though the…

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At Home

In the summer, Mitchell Park has a run-through fountain for small children. Kade thinks this is the greatest invention ever.

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London

July 26 – July 29, 2007, London : We flew from Saint Petersburg to London via Stockholm on the 26th. We almost had to…

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Russia

July 22 – July 26, 2007, Russia : Following in the steps of Lenin, we took the train from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg’s Finland…

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Finland and Estonia

July 18 – July 22, 2007, Finland and Estonia : We took the overnight Silja ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. This was different than…

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Sweden

July 14 – July 18, 2007, Sweden : We drove into Sweden from Copenhagen across the 8km long Oresund Bridge, barely visible through the…