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Mon, Jul. 4th, 2011, 04:23 pm
June 2011 in pictures

This year we decided to do a Vineman 70.3 training weekend. We always do one of for Wildflower and decided it would be great to do one for a race that is much closer and scenic than Wildflower.

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Caption (above): View from our secret spot

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Caption (above): The ladies

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Caption (above): Sofia and I overlooking Guerneville, Ca

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Caption (above): Resting by the river

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Had a great surprise for my birthday weekend. My plan was to head to Southern California to visit my mom and brother in LA and head to Santa Barbara to visit Sofia’s dad for father’s day. Instead – Sofia and Danny planned a weekend away with the guys. They surprised me before we left for LA and Danny whisked me away along with my little brother who was in town to join us. We went away for the weekend with the guys to Lassen Volcanic national park.

Our tent cabin. It was SWEET. Only open a couple of weeks. Fit 8 people at Manzanita Lake @ Lassen National Park.
Caption (above): Rather than camp we slept in tent cabins. Definitely a step up.

The bunks in our cabin. Definitely an upgrade from tent camping. Still in nature...just upgraded.
Caption (above): Our bunks

Lassen National Park. Surprising there is still snow this late in the year.

Lassen National Park.
Caption (above): To my surprise there was still a good amount of snow out.

Manzanita Lake at Lassen National park
Caption (above): Manzanita lake

Poker + beer = great evening.
Caption (above): Poker and beer with the guys

My brother and I

My brother and I at the parking lot for Lassen Peak.
Caption (above): my brother and I

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Caption (above): the guys


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After the camping weekend Sofia took me Gary Danko for dinner on my 30th birthday. Definitely the fanciest dinner I have ever been to.

The youngest people in the room! Woot!
Caption (above): Sofia and were definitely amongst the youngest people in the room.

Lobster risotto was phenomenal. No joke started asking the server about the best time of year to visit Maine.
Caption (above): Lobster risotto was AMAZING.

A recent fascination of mine: scallops.
Caption (above): A recent fascination of mine: scallops.

Pork belly...on the plate, not mine.
Caption (above): Pork belly is so damn tasty.

Senorita Hendrix
Caption (above): Senorita Hendrix

Happy birfday. The vintage Four Loko was not available that evening.
Caption (above): Me at dinner

Whoa - when they said trio of creme brulee they meant it
Caption (above): Crème brulee

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One of the games I look forward to seeing live each year is the LA Galaxy v San Jose Quakes in Santa Clara, Ca.

And the winner is....the red jersey.
Caption (above): It was also the day of the USA v Mexico finals game for the Gold Cup so decided to rock my new USA jersey.

Buck Shaw stadium for San Jose Quakes v LA Galaxy
Caption (above): Perfect weather for a game

Splitting the pot
Caption (above): Sofia planned a birthday bbq with my mom so we took the opportunity to play some poker.

Tacos courtesy of Sofia for our poker break
Caption (above): Sofi tacos


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Caption (above): The guys

Buck Shaw stadium for San Jose Quakes v LA Galaxy
Caption (above): Happy birthday, Flor! The gang at the Quakes game.
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Tue, Jul. 5th, 2011 05:02 am (UTC)
[info]mami_chilena

Those cabins are pretty sweet! Were they comfortable?
Wish there was something like that here ... Not a huge fan of camping in a tent.
I have a similar picture to Manzanita Lake:




Food, OMG the food ... Sofi's tacos look amazing! Is that feta cheese in them?

Great photos, Carlos! Cannot wait to see next month :)
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Tue, Jul. 5th, 2011 05:54 am (UTC)
[info]calmenda

I love camping but when it's cold out the cabins are the way to go. They are bunks so all the heat gets trapped with a bunch of people and you sleep very well. Sofia's tacos had queso fresco. Very tasty. Canada is such a beautiful country. I've been dying to visit. It's on my list of places I'd like to spend a good amount of time in.
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