Californication

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Day 28 – ‘t Is morgen wereldkampioenschap veldrijden dus dat mag gevierd worden.

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Day 22

‘t Heeft 20 dagen geduurd maar nu ben ik die genummerde dagen in de titel beu. Omgekeerd nu! Day 21.

Cameras

Homemade pizza time

Oscar season

Coyote Hill

Warmte

Prachtige uitvinding

Junuary

Trees

Nightriders

Frosty

Moonlit

Celebrate

A bit unusual, even in California

It was time to dig

Sunset run

Night ride

In some cases, not that much changes in 30+ years

CX lunch in Arastradero

Backyard fruit

Glorious New Year’s Day in Cali

Some great summer days

... and nights were enjoyed.

Some challenges were tackled…

and these guys are embarking on an epic trip.

Summer is halfway done, but I’m hoping the best is still to come.

The title of this post is a bit misleading. Ok, we had an unseasonable amount of clouds and a variety of unexpected precipitation, but that couldn’t really spoil the fun this spring. Time to resuscitate the anemic patient that this blog has become…

A Persian palace in wine country. After our trip, I decided ‘Sideways’ needed another viewing.

Photo by Patrick H. I’ll let you figure out yourself what the ‘Terrible Two’ was all about.

R. had a great race. A long course tri, and local.

New and very Belgian toy fitness tool!

The Tour of California rolled by again, at times including guardian angels.

Coe has been glorious as always.

It’s May, spring is going full speed and all, and I haven’t posted anything in a while. Well, it was busy. A few photos…

Work took me to the other coast. No work without play, so a visit to the aptly named Cocoa Beach was in place.

It is just south of Cape Canaveral, and the Kennedy Space Center, where soon the Endeavour will take on its last, well, endeavour, into space. Lotsa rockets in the Space Center…

A visit to the Center is highly recommended and will please your inner wannabe-astronaut.

Kerstdag, op een trein, ergens rond Brussel-Noord. Recht vanuit Zaventem: qua cultuur- (en temperatuur-) schok kon het tellen… te jetlagged om mijn echte camera op te vissen en nu dat enigszins betreurend, want het was een mooi, zij het licht verontrustend, spektakel…

To celebrate the new year, my impending birthday and the truly magical point Roger Federer scored in Qatar, a partial solar eclipse was arranged (there probably wasn’t enough money for a full one).

I was at the Brussels airport at the time and able to generate some photographic evidence… not the greatest shot but I will say that it was a pretty cool sight.

After we left the Valley, the Sierra’s were embracing us again.

The mountain dominating this photograph has Tom’s name written all over it – when are you finally going to climb it?

Our travels took us further north; to a Dutch bakery (not unlike the ones I know back home in Flanders) and later to one of the stranger – and at the same time highly luring – lakes around.

Then we traversed the mountains and headed towards that other, bigger lake. We made our way through an ocean of dense fog

and at last made it to the snowy summit…

... and a few hours later, it was time to head home again.

On to Death Valley! First, a glance back to what is left behind…

... then a visit to Ubehebe; or, the leftovers of a phreatic aka hydrovolcanic eruption.

The Valley is a gigantic and magnificent home to many great sights, sorts and species. For instance: a castle,

gorgeous sunsets and sunrises,

a foot race,

and an abundance of pretty rocks and sand – the paint for great natural works of art.

It was time to do another road trip. First stop: Owens Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada. In winter, this is a truly magical place. Exhibit A:

Just like in the (many) movies. Not a bad place to hang out, take in the grandeur and shoot some photos…

...or do some bouldering and have other fun with the colorful assortment of rocks out here

...and enjoy the timeless beauty.

Bis repetita placent. De sterren, alsook een spectaculaire meteoor, stonden goed en het was tijd voor een tweede poging. Met (zuurverdiend) succes. Hoera!

Hieronder een paar fotootjes, veel meer hier, een hoop woorden hier en daar.

A whirlwind trip to the big island left me with a few things to sort through – hopefully I’ll get to this. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to capture the best stuff with any lens… (need to get an underwater case or disposable next time)

Een fijn beestje dat ik onlangs rond het huis aantrof… een prima natuurlijk insecticide, overigens.

...is Middle Ridge in Henry Coe. (Media Cresta Luminosa?)
Gezien tijdens onze excursie afgelopen zaterdag, en met dank aan Konijn voor het concept.

Zou het aangenaam wonen zijn, daar? Veel last van burengerucht zal men er alvast niet hebben…

Fijne schaduwen uit de Sierra. Morgen weer een andere dag, maar wat voor een – te veel adrenaline om de slaap te kunnen vatten, vandaar wat gepruts met mijn fotobestand.