This is my favorite spot in Monitor Pass. Slinkard Valley is the one you see below. To give you an idea of scale, here's a little close up section ... the little white spot you might not see in the image above is a pretty large storage building waaaay down in the valley.

See it?


I didn't get very many good photos along the way today, because I got really sidetracked by those swallows in my previous blog. :)

But here are a couple shots, anyway. Just to give you an idea of this area termed "The California Alps" - where they have what is "lovingly" referred to as the annual "Death Ride" for bicyclists.

When we got home, we were fairly well beat.

Apparently it was a rough day here at home, too, or Dante is still recuperating from yesterday. haha. What you're seeing here is the way he lays a lot. It's just too damned cute and usually by the time I get my camera, he shifts or moves in some manner. But this time I had my camera in-hand and ready to shoot.

As for the rest of the weekend, we planted our pear tree, installed two closet organizer systems, an under-the-counter garbage can .. it was a good weekend and the house is just a few more steps closer to being "set up." It was a good weekend, and I hope all of yours were, too.

After work, I went for a drive to one of my favorite places - Monitor Pass, otherwise known as the California Alps. It is really one of the most incredible drives in this area, in my opinion, and rivals Yosemite's beauty in many ways. Jeremy had to work late, so I took my time and did a little offroading. Got to get very close to some mountain deer (thought they were whitetails, but they had black tips on their white tails .. going to have to look that one up). The scenery was gorgeous and there's no way I could do it justice, but this will give you a little idea of how I spent my evening.