“General Sherman” in Sequoia National Park. That’s my daughter, Kristi. Its name is an interesting tribute to my favorite Yankee general from the Civil War. This Sequoia tree is 275 feet tall, 36 feet in diameter, and by volume the largest single tree on earth. It’s 2,000 years old, but not the oldest. Sequoias have been found that are more than 3,000 years old,
The beach at Monterey, Calif.
The Ansel Adams Gallery at Yosemite National Park.
Kristi and I at Yosemite. (Dorette Kerian’s photo).
The harbor in Morro Bay. While jockeying for a better sleeping position, these Sea Lions amused us with their distinctive grunts.
Kristi and I at Sequoia National Park
Yosemite National Park.
Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park.
Pacific Ocean Elephant Seal “rookery,” just four miles from Hearst Castle in San Simeon.
Beachcombers walking in the mist this morning on the beach off Monterey.
Pebble Beach Course, Monterey.
Big Srur near San Jose.
A fellow visitor to Yosemite National Park took this picture of us.
Bloomington, Minn., photographer Dave Vorland recently returned home from a trip to California. Here are some of the view he and his traveling companions saw while in the Golden State.
