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Martin and his shiny new vehicle, a.k.a. the Squirrelmobile.
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Martin at the Lake Tahoe overlook
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After leaving Yosemite we drove north to Reno, Nevada, spending a night at Lake Tahoe en route. This is Fran's photo from an early morning stroll down to the lake.
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Martin instructing Alex and Rick in rock-climbing (or is it air guitar?)
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Rick the explorer
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Glacier Point Apron and Yosemite Falls
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Looking down from Vernal Falls
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Alex and Fran at Vernal Falls
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Half Dome from the valley floor
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Alex and her loooong legs
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The aptly-named Mirror Lake
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While Rick and I were trying Half Dome, Fran and Alex went on a more leisurely stroll to Mirror Lake. Here's one of Fran's pictures.
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Rick, Martin and Alex at Besant Hill
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Rick and Tate after graduation
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Another of Rick's contributions to the Besant Hill campus (this one's joint work with his friend Griffin)
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All of us at Rick's graduation
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Rick and his girlfriend Tate. They'll both be starting at Northern Arizona University in August.
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Martin and Rick
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Thoroughly modern Ms Alex at home before the trip
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Fran at the Lake Tahoe overlook
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Rick following The Grack, a classic 5.6 climb on Glacier Point Apron
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The Merced River near Vernal Falls
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Vernal Falls
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Rick next to Nevada Falls on the way back from Half Dome
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As a consolation prize Rick and I hiked over to the Diving Board next to Half Dome and peered down at the valley below.
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Rick hiking up to Half Dome. We were hoping to do a climb up there (the Snake Dike) but underestimated the amount of time we'd need, and ended up rapelling down after the first pitch.
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Yosemite Falls and Half Dome
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Martin at the top of Yosemite Falls
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Rick and Alex at the top of Yosemite Falls
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Fran at the top of Yosemite Falls
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Fran, Rick and Alex on the hike up the top of Yosemite Falls, with Half Dome in the background.
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Fran and Rick at the Upper Pines campground, Yosemite Valley
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Alex kayaking at Lake Casitas
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Rick and Tate kayaking at Lake Casitas, near Ojai
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Rick and his school principal, Paul Amadio
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Rick's graduation. All the graduating students (25 of them) got to make a two-minute address.
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Rick and Alex at the Emerald Iguana Inn
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One of Rick's contributions to the Besant Hill campus
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The Emerald Iguana itself
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Fran at the Emerald Iguana Inn, Ojai, Cailfornia