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Southern California Road Trip 2023

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+ Carrizo Plains
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Carrizo Plains

Hills

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Hills

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Hills

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Pursuing the wind in vane

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Hwy 58

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Signs
Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Kern County - in the rear view mirror

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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No unting

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Signs
Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Trespass

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Moth on mustard

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Brewer

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Bear beetle

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Tarantula

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Phacelia

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Carrizo, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Wallace Creek

Wally

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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Before the lope

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Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Nelson's

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Nelson's antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus nelsoni)
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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When yellow turns to beige

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Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Never pass up the opportunity

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Toilets
Wallace Creek, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake

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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Spider

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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Soda Lake, San luis Obispo County
May 8, 2023
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Caliente Mountains

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Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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Desert candle (Caulanthus inflatus)
Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Desert candle (Caulanthus inflatus)
Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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Here a chick

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Chick lupine (Lupinus microcarpus)
Family: Fabaceae (legumes, peas, beans lupine)
Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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Gopher snake

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Cellar spider

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Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
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Camatta Ranch - May 7, 2023

Bison shedding

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American bison (Bison bison)
Family: Bovidae (bovids)
Camatta Ranch
May 7, 2023
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Bison at sunset

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American bison (Bison bison)
Family: Bovidae (bovids)
Camatta Ranch
May 7, 2023
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Blow wives

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Camatta Ranch
May 7, 2023
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West Los Angeles

Michael and Bob

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West Los Angeles
May 14, 2023
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San Marino

Monica, Dave, Katie, Virus

san marino - the walshes


San Marino
May 13, 2023
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Katie, Monica, Dave, Bob

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San Marino
May 13, 2023
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Lacy Park, San Marino

Red-whiskered bulbul

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Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
Family: Pycnonotidae (bulbuls)
Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Robin

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Bluebird

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Starling

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 11, 2023
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Squirrel with pine cone

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Passion flower

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Walsh dedicated bench

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Celebrate nature

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Lacy Park
San Marino
May 10, 2023
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Pasadena

Bob and Risa

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Bob and friends
Pasadena
May 13, 2023
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Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge

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May 11, 2023
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La Cañada Flintridge
May 11, 2023
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Common slider

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Common or pond slider (Trachemys scripta)
Family: Emydidae (pond and box turtles)
Descanso Gardens
La Cañada Flintridge
May 11, 2023
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California flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum)
Family: Malvaceae (mallow, hibiscus family)
Descanso Gardens
La Cañada Flintridge
May 11, 2023
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Descanso Gardens
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Passiflora

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La Cañada Flintridge
May 11, 2023
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Silverlake

Pine and crane

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Signs
Silverlake
May 10, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

Slider

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Common or pond slider (Trachemys scripta)
Family: Emydidae (pond and box turtles)
Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Rufus

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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Florida in California

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Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox)
Family: Trionychidae (softshell and flapshell turtles)
Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Cycad

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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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Busted

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Huntington Library and Gardens
San Marino
May 13, 2023 (with Kyler and Siyeona)
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La Brea, LACMA

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La Brea, LACMA

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La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Green Cone

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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La Brea Tar Pit Museum

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Pit 13

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La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Bubblin' crude

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Tar rainbow

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Archeology

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Archeology

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Bob, Chana, Raynold

La Brea, LACMA

Bob and friends
La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Raynold

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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La Brea, LACMA

Bob
La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Bob and Raynold

La Brea, LACMA

Bob and friends
La Brea
May 12, 2023
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La Brea bunny

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Yellow fortnight lily

La Brea, LACMA

La Brea
May 12, 2023
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Dome

La Brea, LACMA

LACMA
May 12, 2023
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Red door

La Brea, LACMA

LACMA
May 12, 2023
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Hanging Rock

La Brea, LACMA

LACMA
May 12, 2023
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Chana and Raynold

La Brea, LACMA

Smidt Welcome Plaza
May 12, 2023
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Bob by Berlin Wall

La Brea, LACMA

Bob
Los Angeles
May 12, 2023
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Distorted sense of religion

La Brea, LACMA

Los Angeles
May 12, 2023
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Santa Monica

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Signs
Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Bob and Phil

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Bob
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Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Hikers

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May 14, 2023
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Parry

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Parry's phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
Family: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Lupine

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Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Golden yarrow

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May 14, 2023
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Botta

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Botta's Clarkia (Clarkia bottae)
Family: Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Droplets

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Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Straw bundle

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Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Self-portrait - Bob and Phil Feder (pretending to be a centaur)

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Bob and friends
Westridge Trail
Santa Monica
May 14, 2023
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Bob and Cindy

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Santa Monica
May 15, 2023
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Marina del Rey

Swim / surf

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May 14, 2023
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Are we having fun yet?

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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Bottle-nose

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May 14, 2023
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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Rogue octopus

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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Fish out of water

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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Cary and Bob

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Marina del Rey
May 14, 2023
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Santa Cruz Island

-->For more photos of Santa Cruz Island, click on the fox photo below.

Fox

Channel Islands

Island fox (Urocyon littoralis )
Family: Canidae (dogs and other canids)
Santa Cruz, Channel Islands
May 15, 2023
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Itinerary: May 7-15, 2023 - in progress

+ May 7, 2023 - Palo Alto to California Valley

Late start
Camatta Ranch - photograph bison herd
California Valley Lodge - around sunset
Dinner in hotel room

+ May 8, 2023 - California Valley, Carrizo, Soda Lake

Carrizo
Soda Lake
Dinner in hotel room
Stay at California Valley Lodge

+ May 9, 2023 - California Valley to San Marino

Breakfast in hotel room
Caliente Mountain Trail

+ May 10, 2023 Wednesday- San Marino
Breakfast at the Walshes
Lacy Park
Climate Crisis Management class by zoom from San Marino
Drive to Kyler and Siyeona' place in Silverlake
Walk with K&S to the reservoir
Dinner with Kyler and Siyeona at the Pine and Crane
Kyler went to his Korean lesson in the middle at 9 pm
Walk back to their place
Drive back to San Marino

+ May 11, 2023 Thursday- San Marino

Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge
Photographing Nature class by zoom from San Marino
Dinner with the Walshes

+ May 12, 2023 Friday - San Marino

La Brea Museum and grounds with Raynold and Chana Kahn

+ May 13, 2023 - Santa Monica

Breakfast with Risa Hoffman - at Great Maple in Pasadena 9am (300 E Colorado Blvd)
Farewell photos with the Walshes taken by James Van Evers
Huntington Garden with Kyler and Siyeona
Dinner #1 with K&S - Pho Saigon Pasteur
Drive to Santa Monica
Dinner party at the Feders

+ May 14, 2023 Sunday - Santa Monica

Westridge Trail Hike with Phil and his hiking group
Drive to West LA
Lunch with Michael Yeh and family (father, son, wife) at his house
Drive to Marina del Mar to meet up with Cary Miller

+ May 15, 2023 Monday- Santa Monica to Palo Alto

Breakfast and photos with Cindy
Drive to Ventura Harbor
Ferry to Santa Cruz Island
Smuggler's Valley loop trail
Drive to Palo Alto on 101 - around 5 hours - arrive midnight

Other relevant links

+ Santa Cruz Island
+ Carrizo

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Kyler and Siyeona! Visiting them provided the rationale for this trip.
I finally got to see where they have been living just a few days before they packed up to move to Manhattan.
Huge thanks to the Walshes and the Feders who put me up and put up with me! And let but into their lives for a few days.
Thanks also to many friends and family who took the time to meet up: Raynold and Chana Kahn, Risa Hoffman, Michael Yeh and family, and Cary Miller and Vicki.
Thanks to all the new friends I met along the way, including the Grossmans and James Van Evers.
Thanks to everyone who provided invaluable advice and especially Zack Gold and Adelaide Nye.
Thanks to Cat Chang whose desert candle photo motivated my first foray to Carrizo which in term motivated my return.
Thanks to friends and family who looked at my webpage and provided feedback and encouragement.

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Created: May 16, 2023 (from carrizo.html)
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