California Trip Part One (the way up the mountain)

I took a short trip to California--about 4 days total.  I went to the mountains and the ocean.  I arrived late on the 9th, and went up to the moutains first with my cousin, Vicki, to do a little mountain skiing.  It was awesome.  Here's some photos on the way up!

And at another little stop along the way... (Vicki in the first one here, for a little perspective...)

Can't you just smell the warmth and pine needles in this one?

streams...

isn't this strange?  the tops are burned... not the bottom?  odd.

More to come!  Watch for more posts to come!