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From Liz, Dan and Don

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2017 Events and Travels

Note: Update 12/28/17: We did a Cuba People-to-People Multisport Adventure in December.
Here's the link to our password-free Cuba photo albums.

X It was an epic winter

The Sierra Nevada ski areas near Tahoe had record snow, record crowds andrecord traffic jams -- good thing our leased cabin is south of the entrances to Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows.

We both worked during Christmas week but hit 30 days after a trip to Mammoth Mountain, which stayed open through July 4th

[Photos in our 2017 highlights album]

X Spring was especially gorgeous for hiking and backpacking

Flooding and erosion from winter storms didn't impede us from hiking green local hillsides

Enjoyed a chilly campout at the Juniper Campground halfway up Mt Diablo [Juniper photo album]

Spent three weekends backpacking in the Sierras, where spring wildflowers bloom well into summer

[Photos in our 2017 highlights album]

X Family events superseded political ones

Attended grandson Dylan's wedding over a fun-filled weekend

Went to Reseda for Uncle Fred's 90 and joined Dan's cousins at their favorite coastal RV site

[Photos in our 2017 highlights album]

X A skate tour and cycling made a busy summer

Liz skated and Dan biked ~18 mile per day on the Zephyr Adventues 20th Reunion Ohio Skate Tour

Biking with Team Chevron, the distances got longer and the hills got steeper (and we got skinnier!)

We made good time biking the 60-mile Veterans Victory Velo (V3), a worthy fund raiser

Cycled up and down Mt. Diablo road, much safer this year due to cyclist and ranger collaboration

[Photos in our 2017 highlights album]

X Thanksgiving weekend with Dad

Rather than cook, we dined outdoors at Cafe Roma in San Luis, where it was in the 80s

On Saturday we nearly got Dad's 4X4 stuck in the sand at the Friends of Oceano Dunes tent. They provided a birthday cake and speeches to get folks interested in preserving off highway vehicle use there.

[Photos in our Thanksgiving weekend album]

And then the foster kitties came!! (Helping out our pal, Anna)

Meet pricess Pippi, 6 years old, quick to purr, quick to hide -- and Kiki Kai, 11 years old, the explorer

	X	It was an epic winter The Sierra Nevada ski areas near Tahoe had record snow, record crowds andrecord traffic jams -- good thing our leased cabin is south of the entrances to Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows. We both worked during Christmas week but hit 30 days after a trip to Mammoth Mountain, which stayed open through July 4th [Photos in our 2017 highlights album]
	X	Spring was especially gorgeous for hiking and backpacking Flooding and erosion from winter storms didn't impede us from hiking green local hillsides Enjoyed a chilly campout at the Juniper Campground halfway up Mt Diablo [Juniper photo album] Spent three weekends backpacking in the Sierras, where spring wildflowers bloom well into summer [Photos in our 2017 highlights album]
	X	Family events superseded political ones Attended grandson Dylan's wedding over a fun-filled weekend Went to Reseda for Uncle Fred's 90 and joined Dan's cousins at their favorite coastal RV site [Photos in our 2017 highlights album]
	X	A skate tour and cycling made a busy summer Liz skated and Dan biked ~18 mile per day on the Zephyr Adventues 20th Reunion Ohio Skate Tour Biking with Team Chevron, the distances got longer and the hills got steeper (and we got skinnier!) We made good time biking the 60-mile Veterans Victory Velo (V3), a worthy fund raiser Cycled up and down Mt. Diablo road, much safer this year due to cyclist and ranger collaboration [Photos in our 2017 highlights album]
	X	Thanksgiving weekend with Dad Rather than cook, we dined outdoors at Cafe Roma in San Luis, where it was in the 80s On Saturday we nearly got Dad's 4X4 stuck in the sand at the Friends of Oceano Dunes tent. They provided a birthday cake and speeches to get folks interested in preserving off highway vehicle use there. [Photos in our Thanksgiving weekend album]
		And then the foster kitties came!! (Helping out our pal, Anna)