- Hiking in Big Sur to Valley View – We started off the new year with a hike in Big Sur.
- Fixing a leak in Heather’s drysuit – We found a little leak in Heather’s suit which we patched.
- Storm coming into the bay – Some squalls moving through.
- New weather station at Forked Meadow – I installed a new weather station for my parents.
- Chilly morning at Forked Meadow – Cool morning at Forked Meadow.
- Pacific Coast test ride – Getting the bike ready to go for a big ride.
- California Highway 33 – This is one of the best pieces of asphalt I’ve ever ridden!
- Fog in Torrance – Really foggy day in Torrance.
- Waterfall hike with Zach and Vera – I stopped by Zach and Vera’s house on my way to Palm Springs.
- Riding to Palm Springs – I took Highway 74 out to Palm Springs.
- Morning run in Palm Springs – I went through a run in the neighborhood behind my hotel.
- Joshua Tree National Park – I took the PC800 out into the national park.
- Anza-Borrego Desert, the Salton Sea, and around – A beautiful pre-dawn ride on my PC800 to get the day started.
- Around Palm Springs – What a pretty desert city!
- Over the Diablo Range on Highway 198 – Riding the PC800 home from a successful conference.
- Mysterious Monterey Day – It was a very pretty day with the fog coming in and out in Monterey.
- Big waves in Monterey – Another day of big waves.
- Sunny’s Spooky Eye – Sunny had a blood vessel burst in his eye!
- Getting ready to telework – It looks like everything’s about to shut down due to Coronavirus.
- Getting ready for lockdown – It’s coming.
- Last morning before lockdown – We went out for one last walk around before lockdown begins.
- Walking around during lockdown – We’re in 100% work from home mode now.
- Snow on the mountains around Monterey – A rare sight!
- Pandemic puzzle time – When in lockdown, do puzzles!
- Boat ramps closed and time to get some exercise – No more boating for a while.
- Now we’re bread bakers! – Yup…
- Our wedding day – Well today was supposed to be when we got married. But then the pandemic happened.
- Sourdough time – Now we’re making sourdough bread.
- Bake all of the things! – Our home baking empire expands.
- Pandemic rhythm – We’re falling into a rhythm of being locked up indoors.
- Building an N scale log cabin from scratch using twigs – Things are getting crafty around here!
- Building a trestle in N scale for a future Nn3 layout – Now we’re building tiny trestles.
- Sunny’s succulent flower show – One of our cactuses put on a good show.
- Fog line – The fog really made a hard stop at the airport today.
- Huckleberry Hill Hike – Up to the clouds above our place.
- The Lower Presidio – Nice view of Monterey bay.
- Quarry Park – Another nice little park near us.
- Big adventure kitten – Sunny ventured out into the yard today.
- First time on the PC in a long time – Bringing the PC800 out of its pandemic slumber.
- Going up Bald Mountain – I took the 4runner up to the top of Bald Mountain while house sitting for my parents.
- Summer at Forked Meadow – Enjoying the peak of summer perfection at Forked Meadow
- Another beautiful summer day at Forked Meadow – Summer vibes
- Summer in the meadows – And some pictures of the garden, too.
- In which thunderheads tease me – Storms to the east but never over Forked Meadow.
- So close to rain – We almost had rain today but then the storm fell apart.
- Spanish Lakes – I took my 4runner partway into Spanish Lakes and then hiked the rest of the way.
- Brewer Lake – I 4x4ed all the way into this lake.
- Foggy summer day in Monterey – Sunny was happy to hang out with us while it was foggy outside.
- Hoping for rain at Forked Meadow – Another day with teasing clouds but no rain.
- Beautiful Forked Meadow day complete with butterflies – This sure has been a great summer in the mountains!
- More teasing clouds – Another day of clouds teasing us with rain.
- Interesting plants and beautiful sky – Not sure what these plants are but the seeds are neat.
- Smokey day at Forked Meadow – There’s a bit of smoke in the air from fires elsewhere.
- Walking up on the bluff above Forked Meadow – Beautiful views.
- Sunny and Poofy relaxing at Forked Meadow – Détente.
- The start of the Creek Fire – the first full day of the creek fire saw a massive pyrocumulus cloud. I started getting ready to evacuate.
- Evacuating from the Creek Fire – It was time to go as hot ash was raining from the sky.
- Poofy waiting out the Creek Fire in Monterey – Poofy is settling in to life by the sea.
- Born to be mild – The 20th anniversary ride of the Honda Pacific Coast down the Pacific Coast Highway.
- Falling into a kitty routine in Monterey – Poofy is adjusting well to oceanside living.
- Foggy sailboats – A foggy day in Monterey.
- Back at Forked Meadow – After being evacuated for about a month due to the Creek Fire, we were finally allowed back into Forked Meadow.
- Crescent moon in Monterey – A beautiful sight.
- Smokey Forked Meadow fall – Smoke from the Creek Fire still hanging around Forked Meadow.
- Fall foliage at Forked Meadow – The colors are popping!
- Windy and high surf in Monterey – The surf was up and there was a lot of wind today around the bay.
- Walking at Asilomar – Hitting the beach.
- First wisps of winter at Forked Meadow – Winter is coming.
- Amazing rolls – Heather’s amazing rolls make Thanksgiving feel a bit less lonely since we can’t join any of our families.
- Out at Asilomar – Back out at Asilomar to get some sun.
- Placid water in the Monterey harbor – a nice calm day.
- Providence Creek Headwaters Catchments and around – A neat science experiment up the hill.
- Shop pad poured – The pad for the shop was poured so now it’s ready to be built next spring.
- Beaver Moon at Forked Meadow – Beautiful moon rising over the meadow.
- Above the Bluff – Cold walk up above Forked Meadow.
- Setting up the tree in Monterey – Putting up the tree for a seaside holiday season.
- Poofy delays the train – The railway timetables are all screwed up now.
- Big waves at Breakwater – The waves were crashing on the stairs.
- A few wintery days at Forked Meadow – The winter chill makes for warm fires in the wood stove.
- Christmas in Monterey – A wonderful few days by the sea.