Our Trip to Northern California

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Baybeet, ready for the journey...

Finally the journey has commenced...

After I ratchet strap Lollie's suitcase to the top of the vehicle because there is literally no room in this vehicle--and we miserably take a photo after working in the hot sun in Bakersfield of all places--yes Bakersfield.

Our fancy Airbnb in the Forrests of Northern California (Nevada City).

The three Queen Bees..

A view of our backyard before the sun rises

After the sun comes up glimmering through the trees...

A Lollie in her natural habitat

The girls part 1

The girls part II

What are you doing? "I'm doing my job."

Baybeet chilling after a long hard day at work....

Nevada City, CA

(Dates clearly not accurate)

The foodie..

Trippy artwork that made me think of Cory Flohr, and Alex Garcia, and many others...

Trippy artwork in Coffee Shop that made me think of Cory Flohr part 2

South Yuba River State Park

More Yuba River Shots

Baybeet with a nice lip-curl

"The Deers"

More "Deers"

Lollie and Baybeet

Baybeet not paying attention, and Beautiful Mamma

Baybeet's cave

Baybeet still in her lair...

The Philosophy Section at Booktown Books (Very cool book store with many older books) located in Grass Valley, CA

Another couple shots of Booktown Books

Lollie the deer whisperer--as she cleans melted crayon off of our host's couch cushion (*facepalm*)

The deer whisperer still at it...

"The Deers"

Independence East Trail

Two cute photos of Lollie and Baybeet

Dada and Baybeet walking on the trail together

Some nice greenery--have no idea what these are--Maya the artist took these

A cool bridge on the side of the mountain here on Independence Trail East

Baybeet the explorer...

Mamma and Baybeet

The Yuba River can be seen down below from the trail

A nice sun-in-the-face family photo

Maya the Beautiful

Digital Camera Selfie

Maya's artsy silhouettes

Baybeet in the rocks

Some kind of salamander

We adapted our plans for a No King's Protest in Grass Valley, CA (It was an encouraging turnout for such a small town!)

No lies told about the authoritarian wanna'-be, gonna'-be if we don't get our heads out of our a*ses...

I did not bring a sign. I brought my Silent Planet shirt that reads: "Heal us of our Homophobia; Addiction; Religion; Sexism; Racism; War". (A benefit shirt created by the metalcore band Silent Planet, that resurfaces in many various crises--in our political climate under Donald Trump and the Admin.--and by my friend Garrett Russell, the lead vocalist who is a theologian/clinical psychologist, and I would say, a exceptional lyricist and a pretty decent philosopher, and "philosopher of the people"). 

This protestor's clever double-sided message:

This protestor's clever use of fiction blended with reality renders a potent message--which I cut off with my/our 77 dollar digital camera because I have zero phone storage--"Trump is in a league with Saüron." Yes, he is, and forces that prey upon minors with quid pro quo capitalist lies--insofar as you do something that depletes and damages you, probably for life.

Cascade Canal Access Trail 

Hair time

Lake Tahoe

More of Maya's artsy stuff

On the Way to King's Canyon

The otherworldy giant Sequoia Trees that look like they belong on another planet..

A fallen and hollowed out Sequoia tree from around 100 years ago that Baybeet is making her way through...

John Muir Lodge--that somehow didn't have our reservation

The second largest tree in the whole world (measured by girth/width): General Grant

A majestic shot of the gigantic and otherworldly Sequoia trees towering into the sky with their girth(y) trunks.

soon...