Fall 2005.   ~mike gradziel.
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Thanksgiving 2005.

Three days, four nights in Massachusetts where there was snow and lots of good food!


   frozen pond    birch trees    hay rake    cranberries for sauce    first light on the hill    icicles    morning light    morning light in the living room    sunrise looking out    sunrise    afternoon sun    bright red barn

Joshua Tree NP: November 19-20.

Another weekend, another national park.. most of these photos are from our quest for this round boulder:


   Indian Cove campsite 97    cactus    crawling tree    round boulder    round boulder    hsun-tzu and joy    boulder gremlin    round boulder    joanna on the rock    joy on the rock    joy, and low sun    looking north    late afternoon in the desert    looking out of the slot    group shot    good morning joy    the joshua tree    ticklefight    exploring dirt roads

Sequoia NP: November 5-6.

Steve, Joanna, and I drove to the Lodgepole area Friday night and walked into Pear Lake Saturday. It's one of the prettiest lakes I've come across in the Sierras so far.


   watchtower overlook, wolverton trailhead    watchtower overlook, wolverton trailhead    watchtower overlook, wolverton trailhead    on the trail to heather lake    msr convection oven at lunch    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    pear lake scenery    sunset at camp    alpenglow    alpenglow    morning sun at camp    nest-building for winter    fall foliage    steve leaving Sequoia NP

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