Butano State Park, CA


With Dom's return to the nest for a 3-month work intensive, Ian and I decided to skadoodle for the second time in as many months. Thanks Dom!


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Thumper by the car!

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Ian marking campsite number 1. at Butano State Park, which is about 45 minutes from where we live.

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Rainbow gal

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Raimbow gal, mark II

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On the shore of the Pascadero Marsh

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Ribbitt

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This is the shot I love!

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Standing by the eucalyptus grove, and blue heron rookery

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Misky's palace

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Ian's lodge

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The big tree

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Peek-a-boo

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The marsh, the rookery, and the deer family

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Same again

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By the creek

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after the steelhead trout got away (2 feet +)

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Western pond turtles sunning themselves

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Naughty Stellar Jay with our bread

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Hobo Misk with sad keepsake table in, where else, but the middle of nowhere

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The forest

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Forest folk

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Ferns

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and a ski bunny?

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Glorious views ...

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See?

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