.........san francisco

.........still without a cloud in the sky

.........maria and dad in yosemite

.........ready to hike

.........i'm not really feeling the hat

.........merced river

.........rain?

.........no, mist

.........vernal falls does its spring thing

.........treacherous stairs to the top

.........the big drop

.........the winding trail back down

.........lunch at the ahwahnee hotel

.........these elevators look much less sinister than they did when a torrent of blood was spilling out of them in the shining

.........classic view from glacier point

.........smooch in front of half dome

.........back to some thesis work

.........a stroll around oakland's lake merritt with joel and his pal

.........kerry connects a fellow scot

.........the venerable tigre

.........and thus concludes another happy visit

.........adios mamacita

.........kerry gets ready to put her sunglasses away until the next trip