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Took a road trip down
Highway 1 to So Cal |
a gorgeous day along
the coast |
a beautiful secluded cove |
One of the delays was
construction of an
overpass |
scenery at a quaint
bed & breakfast |
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scenery at a quaint
bed & breakfast |
scenery at a quaint
bed & breakfast |
this was the worst delay...
a helo was dropping netting
down a mountain slope |
picking up the next
piece of netting |
finally done, the helo departs |
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finally descending from the
coastal mountains |
as close as I got to the
famous newsman's Castle |
Had a late lunch / early
supper at Madonna Inn |
decorated for Christmas |
comfort food ... a Monte
Christo sandwich |
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a cherubic wishing well |
nice landscaping |
a quaint bungalow |
a final view as I drive away |
sunset / moonrise |
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sunset over the ocean |
sunset over
bougainvillea |
The next day, I went early
to the Library to self-tour
[see the elephant topiary?] |
such beautiful grounds |
just inside the lobby |
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a statue... |
a portrait.... |
a bust.... |
the oath.... |
the constitution... |
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the declaration.... |
on the grounds of the museum
and library, there is
hallowed ground |
the president's
memorial |
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all around the library property
there is undeveloped open
space; and two happy riders |
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a view of the library from its
perimeter |
this way to the luncheon |
the queue of people
waiting to attend |
one of my lunch companions,
Virginia from Arizona |
some of the other guests |
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the Eastern side of this
piece of the Wall |
our tour guide, Shari |
a Western view |
a great bronze sculpture |
as close as we can get to
the private areas upstairs |
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Time Magazine covers |
statues of the famous couple |
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the happy couple |
a question from 1980 we
could ask today |
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at the presidential podium |
20 years after I was born.... |
the Oval Office |
a replica of the Resolute Desk |
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a memorial piece from
Ground Zero |
a great place to retire |
riding with the Gipper |
finally at the Pavilion |
the history of the
famous plane |
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on guard |
Marine One |
the Seal |
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jelly bean art |
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The Ladies of Table 5 |
my best first lady wave |
finally here, I was bound and
determined to find this registry
and our names in particular |
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... and there we are! |
the pub that was moved
from Ireland |
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public mourning |
mementos from
the funeral |
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sunset over the Simi Valley |
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