Point Reyes National Seashore
![[happy at a light house]](images/18/NewYear.jpg)
New year with Mike.  Pt. Reyes lighthouse.
![[deer and a glass house in the trees]](images/18/glasstreehouse.jpg)
A lovely glass tree house with local deer visitors.  Pt. Reyes, January 2018.
Galapagos Islands and Ecuador
  ![[sunset over the ocean]](images/18/galapagos web/sunset.jpg)
  Sunset over the ocean in the Galapagos.  April 2018
![[silouhette]](images/18/galapagos web/boat-animals.jpg)
Our boat (Santa Cruz II), iguana, sea lion, crab.  April 2018
![[land dragon]](images/18/galapagos web/iguana.jpg)
Land iguana at Cerro Dragon.  March 2018
  ![[tortoise shells]](images/18/galapagos web/plank.jpg)
  The newest form of planking.  March 2018
  ![[ranch]](images/18/galapagos web/tortoise.jpg)
  If you visit Galapagos, you have to visit tortoises.  March 2018
  ![[bird waiting for snack]](images/18/galapagos web/beach-frigatebird.jpg)
  Soft white sand beach with sea turtle nests, and a frigatebird waiting.  April 2018
  ![[flightless bird and pile of reptiles]](images/18/galapagos web/cormorant-iguanas.jpg)
  Other unique Galapagos... flightless cormorants and piles of marine iguanas.  March 2018
  ![[extinct volcano crater farms]](images/18/galapagos web/pululahua.jpg)
  Ecuador, Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve.  April 2018
  ![[gothic church]](images/18/galapagos web/basilica.jpg)
  Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito has local Ecuadorean animal gargoyles.  April 2018
Desolation Wilderness
![[mountains trees wilderness]](images/18/backpacking.jpg)
Backpacking in Desolation Wilderness.  May 2018
Seattle, Washington
![[blue green purple glass and plants]](images/18/glassgarden.jpg)
Chihuly art glass garden.  Seattle, WA.  July 2018
Switzerland
  ![[mountains in the distance]](images/18/switzerland web/view.jpg)
View from Uetliberg.  Zurich.  August 2018. 
  ![[mini model]](images/18/switzerland web/model.jpg)
Mike was excited every time a building had a model of itself.  Basel.  August 2018. 
  ![[view from a bridge]](images/18/switzerland web/chapelbridge.jpg)
View from Kapellbrucke.  Lucerne.  August 2018. 
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Riding up the gondola to Pilatus Kulm, we can see the summer tobaggan run we went on.  August 2018. 
  ![[grand hotel through water]](images/18/switzerland web/behind.jpg)
Behind Giessbach Falls on Brienzersee.  August 2018. 
  ![[green field valley]](images/18/switzerland web/cows.jpg)
Cows with bells in Lauterbrunnen valley.  September 2018. 
  ![[so much water]](images/18/switzerland web/chute.jpg)
Trumelbachfalle has 10 very fast moving water chutes.  September 2018. 
  ![[buildings, river, roses, clouds]](images/18/switzerland web/bern.jpg)
  Views in Bern.  September 2018. 
Amherst, Massachusetts
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Beautiful snowflakes fell from the sky!  Amherst, MA.  December 2018