I am currently in California, visiting my aunt and uncle in the Palo Alto area. We went on a week-end road trip, and went all the way to Lake Tahoe (splendid!), then down to Mono lake (which is a mineral lake with sediment towers called Tufas,also home to brine shrimp and flies ) then to Yosemite park (beautiful pine trees, snow capped mountains and impressive water falls).
Earlier in the week, I got to go to Pescadero beach (desolate, beautifully eerie) and Santa Cruz (laid back beach town, with a world-renowned university), And tomorrow, we will go to San Francisco.
This is such a wonderful vacation!
I also had some time to work on a writing piece, and remembered how much I enjoyed writing in coffee shops. It has also been cool to leave the East Coast for a while and to be in completely new territory. Because of my dislocated shoulder plus the mono, I was wallowing in the aftermath of injury.
I'm incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to relax for two weeks, and now fully understand the benefits of vacation.
But anyway. Here are a few pictures to get a glimpse of California's diverse landscapes.
Stanford University Quad
Stanford University church
Buzzard on a dead seal, Pescadero Beach
Wood and birds, Pescadero Beach
Santa Cruz
Lake Tahoe
aunt Christine at Lake Tahoe
High desert evening, California/Nevada border
Cute motel kittens
Going towards Mono Lake - Sierra Nevada mountains
Mono Lake
Sediment Tufas at Mono Lake
Tonton Jacques at Mono Lake
Yosemite National Park rapids
Bridalveil fall, Yosemite National Park- 188 metres (617 ft)
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Thanks for your update and for these stunning photos! Cela fait vraiement rever!
Mom
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