Dawn and I vacationed last month with her sister and brother-in-law in the Carmel area and in Yosemite National Park. Cindy had visited Carmel with us before but neither she nor Ray had ever visited the park.
Now, summer isn’t my favorite season to vacation anywhere except where we can enjoy spring-like temperatures, but it was their vacation and their choice. And despite the heat and crowds, we had a wonderful time. We’re looking forward to vacationing with them again!
Everyone took lots of vacation photos although there were a couple of camera related “incidents” that momentarily threatened to spoil our fun: Dawn’s new camera inexplicably “quit” during the first leg of our trip leaving her reliant on her new iPhone for photos; and Cindy let a guide in Yosemite “set” her camera for her, accidentally reformatting the card and erasing all her photos from the Carmel leg of the vacation. I had taken the heavy gear so I’d pretty much limited myself to scenics and wildlife. But we were all surprised at how nimble the iPhone was in a pinch. Dawn was able to snap photos and email them instantly from wherever we were along the way! Very handy!
This linked album contains 14 images I took along Pebble Beach’s 17 Mile Drive. The original files are large, so I’ve “optimized” them to load faster on the website. I’ve noticed, however, that the colors are somewhat muted in the compressed form. My suggestion is that, once you navigate to the album, you click on each image to slightly enlarge it.. The colors will be a little brighter at that size. Then click on the enlarged image to remove it from the screen and continue using the arrows to advance through the photos (I hope that makes sense.)
I’ll post some shots from Yosemite tomorrow (I hope.)