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anderson valley brewing company pit stop
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striking a pose
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nate and the brewery dog bond
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the brothers dirr in rodney
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the sunset at the manchester house a short while after we arrived
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fast forward to the next morning, when everyone needs consoling
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nick looking for whales.... or something
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a little R&R after a hard night of festivities
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john enjoying cali on his visit before heading back that night
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PINNACLES ALIVE!!!
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the crew who climbed the molten rock... it has cooled down since it was formed 25 million years ago 200 miles south on the san andreas fault
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pinnacle, see
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there were tons of turkey hawks flying over our head the entire time (5 foot wing spans)
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they got pretty amazing close
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conquering
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the remains of the eruption sliding north
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climbed through that crevasse
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more weird rock formations
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patiently waited for this guy to take off from a rock 30 feet from me, but just missed his jump (rock barely in frame). stupid bird
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i think he smirked as he flew over. i dont care he will get eaten by the condors which have 10 wing spans (didn't see any of those flying around only perched)
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Big Sur.... o yeah
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so alive from all the rain we have had
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everything is moist...love that word
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nick trying to figure a way to stay warm since we didnt realize we would be hiking up to 4000ft
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E is amazed by....
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yeah (that last pic was why paul and i were cracking up when we stopped)
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happy hikers
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we hiked into the clouds
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in the distance is the ocean, with sun reflecting
