Friday, November 20, 2009

My brother Ian ( Grace and Will )

My brother and his two kids wandering in the farmer's market of Ojai, CA. Ian works as a specialist surgical vet in Ventura and rides his road bike up into the hills along the So Cal hills.

Ethan in Santa Barbara

Whilst the rain was pouring in the valleys of the Kootenays and snow accumulating ín the mountains we escaped to Southern California. Ethan enjoyed the longer walks outside and the casual clothing.

Yosemite Valley

Flying back from Ventura, CA we had a perfect view of Yosemite Valley from 30k ft. On your lower left is the famous prow of El Capitan. Yosemite Falls just out of view on the same side of the valley, followed by the expanse of granite slabs of Royal Arches and then Washington Column. Across the other side of the valley the monolith reaching high above the valley floor is Half Dome. Coming back towards us are the Cathedral Towers and then the Sentinel. Lots of rock out there and a lot of wilderness too. Beautiful.