July 4th is our biggest day in San Clemente and it’s only a week away. I know it’s the biggest day because it’s the only day that the parked cars for the beach actually reach and go past our house. No other day comes close. I remember that we would gauge a 4th of July [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Our Biggest Day.
Posted in San Clemente, tagged 92672, dana point, fireworks, independence, july 4th, suntan oil, the big day, the herd, the pier, wrap around sunglasses, young again on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Turning Up The Volume.
Posted in California, tagged photo-journalist, climb, mt. whitney, 14496, snow, stone, ice ax, photographer, national forest, filter the water, 10.2 miles, 8362 elevation change, getting married, proposal, romantic, california sierras, 99 switch backs, carry all your own food, 18 hours, yes, will you marry me?, not very sore, orange county register, dramatic, sunny and clear on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“…I was low key, I said some things first, like what she meant to me and then asked her and she calmly said “yes”…”
Secret San Clemente.
Posted in San Clemente, tagged 92672, alley, antoine's cafe, del mar avenue, photo plate, print plate, San Clemente, starbucks, street art, surf sticker, telephone pole on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have, many times, played a game with friends where one of us will call out a location or a business and the challenge is to site the business that was there before or relate some kind of history about it. For example…the Kragen Auto Parts used to be…? Well…? A used car lot, I [...]
It’s a WonderFul WonderWorld.
Posted in Orange County, tagged acrobat, athletic performance, auction, cat, cirque du shea, contortionist, disabled, donation, gala, gymnast, horses, laguna beach, live auction, montage resort and spa, riding therapy, ringmaster, sarahphina, shea group, silent auction, starchilde, wonderworld on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All Hail San Clemente.
Posted in San Clemente, tagged San Clemente, oc register, graduation, class of 2008, schs, sun post news, sc, small town, youth, the future, beach town, graduates, san clemente high school, we made it, podunk, june 18 2008, diploma, up up and away, salmon, just beginning on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“…We might ask, if like salmon, they will return instinctively to where they were born. I don’t know and I don’t think it matters. They are free but then, when they taste again the waters of their youth, they will know they are home and where they began; it will be up to them whether they stay or not…”
Steak And Shrimp.
Posted in California, Orange County, San Clemente, tagged 13 weeks, boots, California, civilian, denny's, duty, iraq, last civilian meal, life experience, major, marines, mission viejo, Orange County, recruits, sacrafice, San Clemente, san diego recruit depot, sharing experience, steak and shrimp, training, usmc, war on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“…anything to say has been said as they watch together, their own newer shadows stepping off a rented Marine Corp bus in the parking lot beside them…”
A Second Helping.
Posted in California, tagged 14496, 2am start, 8pm finish, backpack, bersebach, challenge, climb, crampons, dedicated to dad, dedication, father's day, filter, fun, ice ax, logbook, mount whitney, oc register, one day, pace, photographer, practice, rei, rememberence, san gorgonio, satisfation, schedule, sierras, snow, sore legs, sprint, stone, tired, turbow on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Carrie and I really have each thought back to the times we spent with our fathers, hiking and just spending time together…our focus has been to get back to that somehow with our climb on Whitney…”
La Hura.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 13 second car, 13th annual san clemente car show, 56 chevy, california plates, car show, chrome, complete frame off, fun, hot rod, la county sheriff, la hura, red and white, restoration, rust bucket, San Clemente, sheriff, sunday, wow on June 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Yeah…the cops would cruise down the street and we’d shout “…la hura…la hura…”
13th Annual Classic Car Show in San Clemente.
Posted in San Clemente, tagged 13th annual san clemente car show, avenida del mar, beer, car show, classic cars, friends, hotdogs, lazy, meander, old cars, old friends, San Clemente, small town, stuff to do, sunday on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
San Clemente celebrated the 2008 13th Annual Classic Carshow on Sunday from 10am until 3pm. Avenida Del Mar was closed off and about 5000 people meandered through, eating hotdogs, walking with dogs and kids, and just having fun amonst 300 classic car entries. It’s no doubt why the carshow gets bigger and better each year; [...]
Photos That Work.
Posted in Orange County, tagged asia, close call, dana point, digital, film, hong kong, impact, indonesia, laguna niguel, magazine, news, philip jones griffiths, photographer, photographer of the year, photography, photojournalist, ruaridh stewart, scotland, suaharto, tawain, teaching english, training, us army, viet cong, vietnam, war, world events, zuma press on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I was always taking photos when I was young… I knew it was what I wanted to do …I traveled all over Asia and it was the people…you just have to go for it and make it work and that’s what I did…”
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