Not yet identified small woodpecker on mossy trunk

These trees are so old and magnificent one must be filled with awe

Seqoias are so large it is hard to photograph an entire tree bottom to top

Leslie and "The President", now believed to be 2nd largest tree in the world

Leslie with General Sherman, the world's 2nd? largest tree at Sequoia Natl. Park

Sequoia National Park - May 30 it snowed!

Hearst Castle indoor pool where Hollywood stars would get to "really" know each other (Cary Grant's comment)

Hearst Castle outdoor pool with Graeco-Roman structures surrounding it

Leslie at Hearst Castle overlooking the coast at San Simeon

Seagull enjoys a picnic grape lost by human at the motel pool

Kite-boarders zip over the surf just off our motel

Young elephant seals argue over space

Elephant seals moulding on the shore

Coastline near San Simeon on Pacific Highway in California

Roger Heigel takes us biking around Sonoma, CA

Hiking with Heigels in park with redwoods in the rain

Hummingbird on nest at Ed Zinola's in Chula Vista, CA