Dirty Harry

This weekend, though I have not done enough hiking training this summer, I set out on a very hot day to summit Dirty Harry Peak.

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Seems like AT&T signal should be good around here

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Though some trees

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A small, easy to miss, cairn that is the different between the easy and hard hikes

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The view of I-90 from a brief break in the trees

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More trees

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The heat and sun isn’t stopping this slug

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Though it was a hot summer day the wild flowers were in bloom

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More trees

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Following the old logging road mean that we were in the sun wishing for the trees

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The valley on the other side of the mountain as seen from the peak

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Beth hanging out at the cliff’s edge

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On the long way down

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Bonus: A fuzzy bee on a wild flower

Arts and Crafts

Here is a photo I took at the Gamble house in LA, the pinnacle of Arts and Crafts architecture. The inside of the house was dark and one could only walk around with a tour, so I didn’t come away with any interesting pictures. On the grounds however, free to roam, I took this picture of some of patio fashioned out of clinker bricks.DSC08899