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Peru

1 gallery with 3 photos.

Updated: Aug 12, 2006 5:13am PST

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Yosemite 2009 : Every year Ray Bertrolloti holds a 3-day dental seminar at the world class Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley. He enjoys a cultish like following. I missed last year. I decided to attend this year. On Wednesday Oct 28 I flew US Airways from Austin to Oakland, rented a car from Payless which operated out of an Econolodge and from Oakland, drove straight away for Yosemite National Park, some 4-5 hours away. I arrived in Yosemite that evening, in time to see the last rays of sunlight on El Capitan. Temperature dipped to 29 that night, (left ice around the falls) but never got that cold again. 

The seminar/class was held over 3 days, 2:30 - 7 Thur & Fri, 9-1 on Saturday. So I had Thur & Fri mornings (29th & 30th) to see as much as I could. Weather was fantastic, but all weather in Yosemite is good. By 7pm it was dark so not much to do after class but find an WiFi hot spot, get a bite to eat, go home, settle in and play with the day's pictures. By the time the last class was over at 1pm Sat I was glad not to be dealing with another night in the park due to noticeable weekend crowding. After class Saturday I ran around the park until the last sunlight, then hung at the Ahwahnee for good measure (it was Halloween) and finally hit the road about 8 or 9 or so, drove one hour or more to Groveland where I scored a cheap motel for the night. From Groveland it was about 2 1/2 hours to Oakland. Groveland, at only 3,000' elevation,feels like its in the mountains. 24 miles from the park entrance, you go up to 6000 or so on the road to Yosemite, then drop down to the valley floor at 4000'.
I love California's Sierra Nevadas!!

Yosemite 2009

Every year Ray Bertrolloti holds a 3-day dental seminar at the world c ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 6:08am PST

Summer Road Trip - Artsy Batch : From my recent Colorado trip.

Summer Road Trip - Artsy Batch

From my recent Colorado trip.

Updated: Sep 09, 2009 4:06am PST

Colorado Aug 2009 :

Colorado Aug 2009

Updated: Sep 06, 2009 6:27am PST

San Francisco Dec 2008 : Dec 28, 2008 - Jan 5, 2009

San Francisco Dec 2008

Dec 28, 2008 - Jan 5, 2009

Updated: Apr 11, 2009 3:22pm PST

British Columbia : July 2008.  BC for a Photoshop printmaking course.  My 1st time in Canada.

British Columbia

July 2008. BC for a Photoshop printmaking course. My 1st time in Can ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2008 12:44am PST

SF, Yosemite Oct/Nov 2007 : Oct 2007.  Time to return to Northern California for Ray Bertotti's annual seminar in Yosemite.

SF, Yosemite Oct/Nov 2007

Oct 2007. Time to return to Northern California for Ray Bertotti's an ...

Updated: Nov 18, 2007 6:42am PST

Hawaii July 2007 : For my 60th birthday I used frequent flyer miles to fly with Becky to Hawaii:  7 days on Oahu's North Shore and 3 days in Kauai.  We started the trip off by meeting up with my ole elementary school pal, Linne H.

Hawaii July 2007

For my 60th birthday I used frequent flyer miles to fly with Becky to ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2007 1:04am PST

Yosemite, San Francisco Nov 2006 :

Yosemite, San Francisco Nov 2006

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 2:02pm PST

Dave Meyers Peru : Not my photos but I like 'em anyway.  I met David in El Salvador and he shared these photos.

Dave Meyers Peru

Not my photos but I like 'em anyway. I met David in El Salvador and h ...

Updated: Mar 20, 2006 5:41pm PST

2003 Peru moto trip :

2003 Peru moto trip

Updated: Feb 15, 2009 6:34pm PST