Laguna Seca Sights & Sounds-Thursday July 26, 2012

Thursday, a let it down day.  Time to get some rest and relax.  We rode for the first time, fresh air and salty air.  Went out for a late breakfast to Moss Landing and Phil's Fish Market.  They opened at 10 and we waited a few minutes to have the best snapper tacos!!  Must try if you make it there.  Phil is a pleasure to meet.

Other than than that, and cruise around Monterey and nap time...a nice easy day.

Oh, yes...late dinner with awesome friends that made me laugh so much I had a sore throat by the end of the night.  Dinner was a late reservation, but awesome!!  Another must is Monterey's  Fish House.  They had the biggest oysters I have ever seen, everything on the menu is excellent.  

Late night with great friends...doesn't get any better...

Laguna Seca Sights & Sounds-Wednesday July 25, 2012

Our annual trek to our favorite racetrack, Laguna Seca, has arrived.  We look forward to this each year.  A chance to get away from the rigors of work and be around timeless friends at a fantastic event.  Moto GP is quite impressive in a number of ways.  The international flair is great fun.  You can walk around the track and hear many different languages.  We have followed the sport for many, many years.  We have literally grown up with the motorcycle industry.

The PA is "testing" and that means practice will start soon.  This is now Friday and I will recap the last couple of days.

What's in the Box?

"No Entry"....right?

We bring our trailer up a week before the event, enjoy the quiet activity of watching the event setup.  The company of good friends and then usually head back to work for a few days, or less if we can.

We were able to make it back up on Wednesday!  Woo Hoo!  so what follows are a few photos from walking about an already, surprisingly setup infield and pit area.  No time being wasted this year.

Peeking Inside the Pit Suites

Major Cooling Power

One of the People behind the scenes that make it all happen

We watched this rig pull in and back up, pull in and back up.....over and over

Bench Racing

Yours Truly on the other side of the lens

Home away from Home

Great Day....more to come

Pismo Beach Classic Car Show 2012

Blurred Woody

Here it is already a week since the Pismo Beach Classic Car Show and I guess it always astonishes me the time it takes to carve out a bit of the day to go through the images and then pick some (that's a hard part) then edit and post in a few different places.

Blended Reflections

My daughter was coming home for the weekend, Father's Day and to pick up her deployed hubby's car that we had stored, (he is almost home!!!) I had seen a local "Meetup" sponsored by Light Workshops based in Los Osos, CA and decided to join a handful of other photographers to shoot for the morning.

Classic on the Pier

Met at 6:30am...not bad, but it was a Saturday morning and Angela got in the night before.  But, being the troopers we are for a photo shoot with friends, we shot down the canyon and parked just a block away from meeting everyone.

Clear Skies! in Pismo!  in June!  at least for a bit.

It was a great time to be out and before the massive crowds arrived.

For the Love of Fins

 

 

 

Reflections of Pismo

 

 

 

We started in the street across from Splash Cafe, and then into the area with some great classics as they chose their spots for the day.  Incredible works of art.

Interior Art Work

Moody V8

 

And out on the Pier...now in the fog, how perfect!

Classic on the Pier

Watching & Taking Notes...Hal "Bull" Schmitt

 

 

Semper Fi...Always

 

 

 

 

Ride the Rocket

 

Rockin Red Interior-Ranchero

We had a great time.
Will be back for more.  Enjoy and come see us next year!

Father's Day 2012

the Queen & King

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there, young and old...

Miss you papa....

me & dad

The greatest thing a FATHER can do to his children, is to love their mother.

- Anjaneth Garcia Untalan 

 

 

 

And to the man that fathered our 2 children and loves me, a man of respect and integrity.

 

Ivan, Terry and Angela

and to my Dad in Law, Clyde.  A great father to his 4 kids.

Flying the Helicopter is great!

 Love you all...

 

Flag Day 2012

Red White & Blue

 June 14, 2012, Thursday is Flag Day .  Long may she wave.

 

Old Edna Flying Proudly

Lake Almanor, installment #4

comes Sunday, the last day of a most perfect weekend. 

Lakside Dawning

Again we wake to the sun directly across the lake and shining in the window.  

Morning Burst

I think I have slept the morning away and it is barely past 6am.  Coffee....and we have sugar!!  I love my in house barista!  

long tall Cat

This morning, we have access to a motorcycle, very familiar to us.  We have our coffee and head towards Lassen.  First we stop at Mineral, for breakfast.  A family run diner with history on every wall.  A great breakfast and then into the park.  There is still much snow, a bit chilly, but breathtaking.

At the Peak in LASSEN

A bit chilled

This is our last morning in this part of CA.  A most peaceful and breathtaking area of creation.

Looking Towards Lake Almanor

We went back to the campground, closed up, had lunch at Plumas Pines, a most excellent place to eat, right on the water front with great staff and owners to make you feel like family. 

And then it was time to go home and back to reality...

the new pilot pad

Morro Rock off the Wing

on approach back home

Thank you again to our dear friends.