Autumn
We have had some computer problems of late – the main vista machine went down, taking the website setup with it. We did…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
At Home
In the summer, Mitchell Park has a run-through fountain for small children. Kade thinks this is the greatest invention ever.
London
July 26 – July 29, 2007, London : We flew from Saint Petersburg to London via Stockholm on the 26th. We almost had to…
Russia
July 22 – July 26, 2007, Russia : Following in the steps of Lenin, we took the train from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg’s Finland…
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…
Sweden
July 14 – July 18, 2007, Sweden : We drove into Sweden from Copenhagen across the 8km long Oresund Bridge, barely visible through the…
Denmark
July 9 – July 13, 2007, Denmark : We were a day late in getting to Denmark – our hydrofoil ferry from Norway was…