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Sea World - San Diego : August 2007 There's no place in the world like SeaWorld San Diego. Where else can you challenge the thrills of Journey To Atlantis® one minute and touch a dolphin the next? Take in numerous attractions, exhibits and shows, including Believe -- the visually stunning Shamu® show that will take you on a sensational, breathtaking journey of curiosity and wonder. You'll also see Shamu in a different light as his high-energy nighttime show, Shamu Rocks, debuts this spring. Touch a world that touches you at SeaWorld San Diego.

Sea World - San Diego

August 2007 There's no place in the world like SeaWorld San Diego. Wh ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2008 5:02pm PST

Ventura :

Ventura

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 4:33pm PST

Six Flags Magic Mountain :

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Updated: Jun 09, 2007 3:58pm PST

Silicon Valley :

Silicon Valley

Updated: Jun 09, 2007 4:15pm PST

Smuggy Turns Five! : December 7, 2007 SmugMug's fifth anniversary party at headquarters in Mountain View.

Smuggy Turns Five!

December 7, 2007 SmugMug's fifth anniversary party at headquarters in ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2007 5:39am PST

SmugMug Visits : I'm lucky enough to get to spend some time at SmugMug HQ every now and then. I've taken a few snapshots, of course.

SmugMug Visits

I'm lucky enough to get to spend some time at SmugMug HQ every now and ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2009 7:47am PST

Streets of San Francisco : July 10-14, 2009 Walking and cable-car riding around San Francisco is interesting. Lots of sights to see! Some of these shots were taken off the back of a cable-car, where I was lucky to stay on going up and down some of the hills :D We stayed at The Hotel California, a boutique hotel on Geary Street. What a wonderful place. Very unique and fun. Upon check-in, you are greeted with a shot of tequila! It's also close to pretty much everything. Just a short cab ride down to The Embarcadero, or a short walk to the cable cars and Union Square.

Streets of San Francisco

July 10-14, 2009 Walking and cable-car riding around San Francisco ...

Updated: Aug 16, 2009 4:33am PST

Union Square - San Francisco : July 10, 2009 Union Square is a 2.6 acres plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Street in San Francisco. It also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds the plaza for several blocks. The name "Union Square" stems from the fact that the area was once used for rallies and support for the Union Army during the Civil War. Today, this one-block plaza and nearby area is one of the largest collection of department stores, upscale boutiques, tourist trinket shops, art galleries, and salons in the Western United States, which continue to make Union Square a major tourist draw, a vital, cosmopolitan place in downtown San Francisco, and one of the world's premier shopping districts. Grand hotels and small inns, as well as repertory, off-Broadway and single-act theaters also contribute to the area's dynamic, 24-hour character.

Union Square - San Francisco

July 10, 2009 Union Square is a 2.6 acres plaza bordered by Geary ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 3:55pm PST

The Embarcadero - San Francisco : July 10-14, 2009 The Embarcadero is the eastern waterfront roadway of the Port of San Francisco, along San Francisco Bay. It sits atop an engineered seawall on reclaimed land. The name derives from the Spanish word embarcar, identifying it as the place to embark. It begins at the intersection of 2nd and King Streets near AT&T Park, and travels north, passing under the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. The sidewalk along the waterfront between Harrison Street and Broadway was named "Herb Caen Way..." after the death of celebrated local columnist Herb Caen in 1997. The three dots, or ellipsis, deliberately are included in honor of columnist Herb Caen's Pulitzer Prize winning writing style. The Embarcadero continues north past the Ferry Building at Market Street, Fisherman's Wharf, and Pier 39, before ending at Pier 45.

The Embarcadero - San Francisco

July 10-14, 2009 The Embarcadero is the eastern waterfront roadway ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 1:38pm PST

Alcatraz : July 10, 2009 Alcatraz was a prison almost from the very beginning. In 1859, 11 soliders scheduled for confinement in the sally port basement arrived with the Fort's first permanent garrison. During the Civil War era, soliders convicted of desertion, theft, assault, rape, and murder; citizens accused of treason; and the crew of a Confederate ship were imprisoned here. The army also used Alcatraz as a place of incarceration for Hopi, Apache, and Modoc Indians captured during the various Indian wars of the mid- to late nineteenth century and for military convicts during the Spanish-American War (1898). During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the newly created Bureau of Prisons became interested in the island as a place for a high-profile, maximum-security facility. Transferred from the War Department to the Department of Justice, Alcatraz reopened in 1934 as a federal penitentiary. Of the 1,545 men who did time on Alcatraz, only a handful were notorious - among them, Al "Scarface" Capone, "Doc" Barker, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Floyd Hamilton, and Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz" (who actually conducted his famous bird studies when he was imprisoned at Leavenworth.) Most of the inmates were men who had proved to be problems in other prison populations - escape risks and troublemakers. Of the 14 attempted federal prison-era escapes, the best known occurred in June 1962, when Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin slipped into the water. They used raincoats as flotation devices and were presumably bound for San Francisco. Although their bodies were never found, they are assumed to have drowned. In total, 36 prisoners tried to escape the Rock; all but five were recaptured or otherwise accounted for.

Alcatraz

July 10, 2009 Alcatraz was a prison almost from the very beginning. ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 8:26am PST

San Francisco Sightseeing : July 11, 2009 Debated on whether or not to rent a car while in San Francisco. Decided to forego that expense, plus the cost of overnight parking at the hotel. Ended up taking a City Tour, which included stops in Chinatown, the Palace of Fine Arts, Nob Hill, Grace Cathedral, Lombard Street, Golden Gate Park, a Japanese Tea Garden, Alamo Square Park (which included a Victorian home tour of one of the Painted Ladies), and Sausalito. It was a wonderful tour, that included a driver and a tour guide. The tour guide actually got off the shuttle with the group and gave a guided walking tour at each stop. Was a great way to see many of the incredible attractions San Francisco has to offer, without spending the day driving in circles and lost in a rental car!

San Francisco Sightseeing

July 11, 2009 Debated on whether or not to rent a car while in Sa ...

Updated: Aug 17, 2009 11:52am PST

Muir Woods : July 11, 2009 Muir Woods National Monument is a remnant of ancient coast redwood forests that blanketed many northern California coastal valleys before the 1800s. Local businessman William Kent and his wife Elizabeth Thacher Kent bought land in this valley in 1905 to protect one of the last stands of uncut redwoods. To ensure permanent protection, they donated 295 acres of redwoods to the federal government. In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the area a national monument. At William Kent's request, it was named for conservationist John Muir. Thanks to the inspiration of John Muir and the generous gift of the Kent family, 100 years later we are still able to experience this ancient old-growth forest. We have been entrusted to carry on the legacy of Kent and Muir, protecting this awe-inspiring place for future generations and working towards the preservation of wilderness, wildness, and natural wonder.

Muir Woods

July 11, 2009 Muir Woods National Monument is a remnant of ancient ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 8:27am PST

Napa Valley : July 12, 2009 Spent one day touring and wine tasting at four of the wineries in the Napa Valley Wine Region. The wineries visited were: V. Sattui Winery (St. Helena, California), Domaine Chandon (Yountville, California), Andretti Winery (Napa, California, owned by race car driver, Mario Andretti), and Black Stallion Winery (Napa, California).

Napa Valley

July 12, 2009 Spent one day touring and wine tasting at four of t ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 8:27am PST

Monterey / Pebble Beach / Carmel : July 13, 2009 Today, the tour bus took us down the coastline to Monterey, Pebble Beach, and Carmel. Included was a drive along the 17-Mile Drive, where "The Lone Cypress" is located, along with the famous Pebble Beach Golf Club.

Monterey / Pebble Beach / Carmel

July 13, 2009 Today, the tour bus took us down the coastline to M ...

Updated: Aug 16, 2009 6:32am PST

Views from the Cruise : July 11 & 12, 2009 A couple of the tours we went on ended the day with cruises back to San Francisco. One from Sausalito, and one from Vallejo.

Views from the Cruise

July 11 & 12, 2009 A couple of the tours we went on ended the day ...

Updated: Aug 15, 2009 1:07pm PST

AT&T Park - Home of the San Francisco Giants : July 14, 2009 AT&T Park, with its breathtaking views and classic design, received rave reviews throughout the country as one of the smash hits of 2000. The first privately financed ballpark in Major League Baseball since Dodger Stadium (1962), the Giants' new home features an inspiring nine-foot statue of America's greatest living ballplayer, Willie Mays, at the public entrance; Portuguese water dogs who fetch home runs that splash into McCovey Cove (named after another Hall of Fame Willie); an 80-foot Coca-Cola bottle with playground slides and miniature AT&T Park behind left field that has become a magnet for kids of all of ages; and mass public transit that rivals any sports complex in the world.

AT&T Park - Home of the San Francisco Giants

July 14, 2009 AT&T Park, with its breathtaking views and classic ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 8:15am PST

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