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62.09 Winters: Berryessa at its best: A Quick but satisfying view of a great favorite: Standing upon Annie's Rock.

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An extract comprising only a few photographs from one of three hikes undertaken at the mountains on this side of Berryessa Lake, Annie's Rock. We'd like to share these with anyone interested, for, we believe this region is nothing short of spectacular. It provides tough hikes, beautiful and varied scenery and incredible opportunities to explore, while absorbing the foregoing. I don't think we have seen and taken better photographs than these; then again, often wrong.    Because I'm occasionally allowed poetic (non) licence, although I do feel convinced of this sentiment in respect of what we have observed at Berryessa, I do have a rather nasty side deriving some pleasure in 'winding up' Jenni and our son, Gavin. (In fact, keep this quiet if you will. I know they see right through me but they're very tolerant.😉)   Full blogs follow later.   One of us is mesmerized by the sight and position while grateful for the effect. The final mile, all elevation gai...

61.50 Arizona: Page: Winter in the desert, another form of Heaven as we walk along Hanging Gardens.

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Some nostalgia for the desert and Lake Powell. Many hikes still not published from December/January. The shadow of your smile. This time a genuine smile, the real thing. Boulder hopping. It's location, location, location. Blue, gold, anything—it's in the eye of the beholder. Hold that Colorado back...Glen Canyon Dam. Taking a short cut. and then up-and-over...the story of our lives. Change of texture...careful, as it crumbles easily. Classical.   The old-fashioned style that never goes out-of-style...the best of occasions. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey