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They made it to the Riohttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p3220106.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARocks balance on rockhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p3220092.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWater seeping out of rockshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p3220089.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p3220084.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA devil's tease for rock climbershttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fullsizeoutput_7546.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThey jump alwayshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/p3220072.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fullsizeoutput_7530-1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fullsizeoutput_751e-1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_7336.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_7334.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_7332.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_7331.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2020-02-02T18:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2020/01/25/snow-paints-okeefes-the-white-place/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_72af.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_72ac.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_7295.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_72aa.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_72a7.jpegBalancing RockThis you can see from the highway.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/images.jpegimagesGeorgia O'Keeffe's "The White Place"https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_729f.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2020-01-26T17:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2019/11/17/a-visit-to-georgia-okeefe-land-abiquiu-nm/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6ec5.jpegPalentology lives at Ghost RanchGet to know the coelophysishttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6d38.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOverlooking Rio Chama flowing through the heart of Georgia O'Keefe countryhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6d3b.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe mission church that anchors the old Abiquiu plazahttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6d34.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMission church that anchors the old Abiquiu plazahttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6ebc.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGilda at Ghost Ranch with Pedernal in the backgroundhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_6eb7.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAO'Keefe territory: The red and yellow hills she loved to paint.2019-11-17T02:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/glamp-up-your-camp-food/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_59fd.jpegWing opened vultureOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p7190340.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_6ae9.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-06-21T05:25:17+00:00weekly0.6https://theeurovanchronicles.com/2019/04/05/crusin-into-carrizo/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_66b7.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGentle beautyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6696.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHey, big fellow!https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6685.jpegLocking horns, bisonHead wrestlershttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_667e.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABuffalo like wildflowers too.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_66ad.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/image.pngimageCruzin into 50 shade of yellowhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6665.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAColor explosionhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6662.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWildflowers gone wild?https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_665c.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p4040015.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGolden fields2019-04-29T13:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2019/03/22/a-day-trip-to-the-california-super-bloom/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65ab.jpegBaby Blue Eyes after the rainBaby Blue Eyes after the rain.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65e2.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWildflower viewing without the hordes of people. https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_6570.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAShell Creek thru the flowershttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_657a.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACows, Clouds, Colorful flowershttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65ce.jpegAll baby blue eyesFinally, I get close and personal with the Baby Blue Eye wildflowerhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_6577.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALooking down Shell Creek Roadhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65ca.jpegTight poppis and baby blue eyeSo prettyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65b4.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPoppies in the blue eyeshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65ad.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABlue blue bluehttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_65a0.jpegGolden flowersA daisy stands out2019-04-29T13:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/portfolio/a-technicolor-california-spring/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_677c.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGorgeous lacy blooms on the coastal plant that I've not been able to identify.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6778.jpegUnknown pink daisyAnother trailside beauty blossoming under the spring sky near San Simeon. https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p3130050-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p3130050.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAnother take of the magnificent blossoms of the spike-ridden Joshua Tree of my youth.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6775.jpegpink deset flowersThis lovely vine-like plant I found on the side of the road near Palm Springs.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p4230336.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALupine Lovelinesshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_674b.jpegLupine w/sigPretty in Purple, Lupinehttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_2962.jpegLupine Hill w/sigLupine climbing uphill https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_6560.jpegGold Desert DaisiesBrittlebush--a desert daisy that likes sandy soils and rocky hillsides. This was photographed near Palm Springs.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_663f.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA patch of Johnny Jump Ups by Lake Margarita in San Luis Obispo County. These lovelies are part of the violet family.2019-04-22T20:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/10/28/columbia-a-piece-of-sweet-bitter-california-history/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6293.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAColumbia Candy Kitchen still make candy the old-fashioned way. Here, a chocolatier works a batch of chocolate confection that will be for sale soon.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6154.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALooking down from a Columbia street into what was once below ground prior to hydraulic mining. This is the new California gold of autumn.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_628f.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThese boulders were once below ground before hydraulic mining peeled the soil away in a search for gold. Today, nature tries to reclaim the land with a different sort of gold -- the leaves of autumn in California.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6158.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOff season, weekday visit to Columbia's Historic District, a California State Historic Park.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_628d.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA remnant of Columbia's mining tools that brought water for hydraulic mining.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_628b.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAColumbia made its own bricks and used them in structures like the Fallon Hotel 7 Theaterhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_628a.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_628c.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6289.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-04-29T13:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/peace-autumn-love-at-camp-lotus/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6161.jpegNevada City red wineGold Rush country local wines are worthy, says this Central Coast wine diva.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6168.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPark-like grounds at Camp Lotus.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_60bb.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAn October morning on the American Riverhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_60b2.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACanada geese make a surprise landing on the American River next to our campsite.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6166.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_615c.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGilda arrives at Camp Lotus, Lotus, Ca.2018-10-12T17:15:14+00:00weekly0.6https://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/10/08/gilda-rolls-into-californias-gold-country/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020350-e1539017879430.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA replica of a Nisenan shelter at the state historical parkhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020368.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFrom days gone byhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020364.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWarning!https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020362.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe dangers of mininghttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020359.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATours include Chinese influence in the camphttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020358.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABlack Oak Acornshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pa020355.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReplica of Sutter's Millhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6134.jpegGrandmother RockGrandmother Rock in this historical park was the hub of Nisenan people's activity if not for hundreds of years, but for thousands. Here, women ground acorns into a fine powder, with "singing songs to the rhythm on the pounding." The rock overlooks what was one of the Nisenan native people's village where the gold rush began.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_613a.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASutter's Mill site on the American Riverhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6136.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-04-29T13:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/10/06/autumn-at-merced-national-wildlife-refuge/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_610f.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAArriving cranes in the distance.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6120.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"Watch me take a flight.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_6122.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"Watch us dance!"https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_60c0.jpegDancing Lesser Sandhill Crane"Watch me jump!"https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_60f1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHeron on a log in a Merced NWR marsh.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_610e.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe hawk that escaped Oly.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_610d.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMerced National Wildlife Refuge's welcoming wetlands viewhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_611d.jpegReflecting cranes in a rowLesser Sandhill cranes begin their autumn arrival at Merced National Wildlife Refuge2018-10-06T17:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/09/18/coming-soon-gilda-does-fall/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fullsizeoutput_5e43.jpegPiedras BlancasPiedras Blancas2018-09-18T13:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/guys-drink-your-f-ing-water/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fullsizeoutput_3c55.jpegPWCA cold beer waited upon the hike’s conclusion. A cold beer is nice, but—water is better, gentlemen! 2018-08-11T20:31:37+00:00weekly0.6https://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/07/20/escape-to-lopez-lake/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_5a07.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_5a01.jpegegret and wave runner on lopezEgret watches wave runnershttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59f8.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASignage at Marinahttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59f7.jpegCabins @ Lopez lakeCabins for renthttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59fd.jpegWing opened vultureVulture warming up for the dayhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_5a04.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMule deer in the fieldhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59f5.jpegwho's for dinner?Who's for dinner?https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59e5.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABluebird in the mosshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59e7.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe perfect way for birdwatching above Lopez Lake.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_5a05.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGilda on Site 26, Lopez Lake Recreation Area2018-08-11T17:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/06/11/jalama-beach-blowout/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_5654.jpegSeastar discovery in the tide poolshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56c51.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABeautiful Jalama Beach sunsethttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56d2.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWildflowers on the beach sandhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56ec.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWatch for passing Amtrak trains.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56cb.jpegJalama playgroundPlayground at Jalama Beachhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_5668.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASurfboard climbing wall at playgroundhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_5682.jpegQuin gets air – Version 2As grandson catches the wind.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56cf.jpegWindsurferWindsurfers pay homage to Njord.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fullsizeoutput_56a5.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJalama Beach offers beauty, tide pools, and something for most everyone in your camping group.2018-08-11T15:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/portfolio/wild-turkeys-strut-their-stuff/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59f52.jpegwho's for dinner?Who's in for dinnerhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_5a10.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFollow the leaderhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180234.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATurkey in the strawhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180231.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGot corn?https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180230.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhat's for dinner?https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180222.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fullsizeoutput_59f51.jpegwho's for dinner?OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180211.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA real waddlehttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180187.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWho's up for dinner?https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/p7180182.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADressing being made2018-07-21T03:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/03/05/life-goes-on-after-surgery-with-day-trips/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040035.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p30400341.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAlmost like seashellshttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p30400321.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABig views along the trailhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040043.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMoss overhangs along the trailhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040012.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOverlooking the landscapehttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040082.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_4a90.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAKestrel on the Wirehttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_4a92.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA visit from the bluebird of happiness while we picnicked https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040041.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMore hikes aheadhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p3040039.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAcorns reminding me of nature's bounty2018-03-05T19:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/02/16/straddling-the-tectonic-plates/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_4914.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA“Were you scared?” Spouse asked as we rambled along the quiet country road, Cholame Valley Road.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48da.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGilda straddles the North American plate and Pacific plate. It was cosmic.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48e1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMust have milk shake here.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2111170.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI wondered how ofter these samples of earthquake movement in this region have to be moved further apart.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2111178.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48d7.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48e2.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACenter fountain from recycled equipment.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48e3.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReuse. Recycle. Make Art.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48e6.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/p2111162.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"Downtown" Parkfield2018-02-16T17:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/2018/02/10/more-free-fun-near-hearst-castle/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48c5.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPiedras Blancas Light Station at sunset.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48c3.jpegIsu restsNewborn northern elephant seal -- thousands are born on the rookery from December through February.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48c0.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMale northern elephant seal. Photographed with a 300 mm lens.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pb-light-station-wsig.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPiedras Blancas Light Stationhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48bb.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWindsurfing at Arroyo Laguna Beachhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48bf.jpegBlue WindsurfersKiteboarding at Arroyo Laguna Beach2018-02-10T22:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/portfolio/a-year-of-northern-elephant-seals-in-california/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_4809.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIn the fall, subadult and juvenile seals return to the beach to simply rest. You will also see "young of the year" the weaners that went out to sea in the spring return to the beach for the first time.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_3b3e.jpegMolting Male w/pink shieldThru the summer months, the seals migrate back to the rookery to molt. This is a mature male in molt, somewhere around the month of August.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3-tenors.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABy March most adult seals are of the beach, and just the pups, now called weaners, remain. They teach themselves how to swim and dive.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_4cf1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMother tends to her newborn pup. Elephant Seal pups are born on land. They do not know how to swim yet.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_472e.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe weaners weigh about 300 pounds and live off their baby fat that they acquired during 4 weeks of nursing.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_481b1.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2018-02-10T19:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/camping-lodging-in-san-simeon/https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_4834.jpegCamping at San SimeonPerfect parking for your Eurovan and for pitching a tent at Washburn Campground.https://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_48.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEarly morning fog wafting over the hills near San Simeon State Parkhttps://theeurovanchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sunset-at-san-simeon-wsig.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASunset over the Pacific Ocean as viewed from Washburn 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