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The first part of June, Alana and I were part of a group of parents who
chaperoned the 8th grade science trip to California. While there, I
was able to take pictures, enjoy being with the kids, and unfortunately,
bring back a nasty stomach flu.
Click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions of
the pictures.
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Our first stop was Alcatraz. "The rock" is really impressive. |
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The rock has had a long history. It has been a fort and a mission. Now it's just a tourist attraction. |
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The tiers were tall and narrow. Otherwise, its actually a very small building. |
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It seems that buildings were just re-used over and over. this is part of the original fort/mission. |
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The name "The Rock" is appropriate. Needed stairs to get everywhere. |
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The gardens and public areas were kept trimmed and beautiful... to remind the inmates how bad they had screwed up.
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Patrick's picture of the boat to Alcatraz. |
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I don't think the Golden Gate ever comes out of the fog. |
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Still, it's cool looking with fog drifting around the center span. |
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At Fishermen's Warf, the Sea lions have made home of the local marina.
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Yo! I'll have a fish burger. |
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San Francisco as seen from Twin Peaks.
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Lots of good architecture in San Francisco.
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When building the Linear Accelerator, the crews found a pre-historic elephant.
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This machine measure photons coming from space. |
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The SLAC building is two miles long. Who left the door at the end of the building open? |
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The underground part of SLAC. This is a mothballed part of the area. It's curved to keep radiation from escaping. |
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This tower contains millions of original documents. |
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The corner of the Hewlett building. The Packard building is to the right. |
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This sandstone rose is part of the look across the Stanford campus. |
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Stanford is non-secular. The church that is in the middle of the campus was raised to honor the memory of the Stanford's youngest son. |
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The church is covered in murals. Unusual for the time is that many of the scenes feature females. Mrs. Stanford insisted. |
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Alana and Miss Hoyt at the beach in Sante Cruz. |
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Students playing on the beach. |
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Volleyball tourney... no comment on stereotypes |
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A flock of Pelicans! The highlight of my morning...it was a slow morning. |
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What is with all this fog. |
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Misses Marshall! Your not supposed to have fun while working. |
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The Long Marine Mammal Center sure seemed to have a lot of short creatures. |
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I love shooting pictures of anemone’s.... they don't run very fast.
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Group picture...everyone smile! |
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There were flowers everywhere! |
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Monterey bay. Those aren't sea lions on the beach. They are sun bathers.
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The other direction on Monterey Bay.
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When shooting into fish tanks when it's dark, slow creatures are the best targets. |
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I get all the way here from Washington, and get a great picture of a common rock fish. Brilliant. |
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The jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Aquarium was my favorite. Amazing, breathtaking, and a work of art.
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The problem with jellyfish, is by the time you shoot through the glass, the camera can't hardly focus on the jellyfish. |
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Luckily, some of these jellies had bells eight inches across. |
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I could have sat here all day. |
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Like Jaws.... for the bottom of your feet! |
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A cactus at {insert name of mission that I forgot}. What little I know about cactus's puts this well over 100 years old. |
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So many flowers, so little time. |
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The roof of the Tech Museum |
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Now thats a fun way to squash spam! |
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