Walking The Camino de Sonoma: Stage 2

Friday May 15th, 2026.

Kenwood to Santa Rosa. 14.5 miles

Website:  https://www.caminodesonoma.com/ 

 

Walking the Camino de Sonoma: Stage 1

Website: https://www.caminodesonoma.com/

Thursday May 14th, 2026 - Sonoma to Kenwood. 12.5 miles.

Forgot my camera at home...😠 

 

Memories From Nepal

Because our flight from Kathmandu to Lukla was cancelled because of weather, we didn't get a chance to fly into the famous Lukla Airport on the charter plane where one starts the trek to Everest Basecamp (we did end up chartering a helicopter, which was cool in it's own sense).

 

We did fly out, which might be a little more exciting than landing. 

 

Video credit below... 

 

 From Lokendra Dhami on Facebook...

https://www.facebook.com/lokesh.dhami.56808

New LAOWA Lens

17mm F1.8 C-Dreamer Ultra Wide Angle Lens for MFT. Manual focus.

 

First out-of-the-box shots @1.8 in low light...hand held. 

 

I probably don't really need this lens (I have both the 6mm and 10mm from Laowa, and a 9mm and 15mm wide angle Leica), but these Laowa wide angle lenses are inexpensive and I love how they work with my Lumix GX9 for adventure type photography.

 

I'll get it outside and try it in a couple days when the rain stops.

 

 

iPhone photo of lens

Point Reyes Hike

Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin Country, California

Mount Wittenberg Trail, Woodward Valley Trail, Coastal Trail, and the Bear Valley Trail all linked up for a loop of 14 miles.

 

Cherry Creek Paddle & Hike

At Lake Sonoma in Sonoma County, CA. 

 

From the Yorty Creek Day Use Area, we paddled as far as we could up the Cherry Creek arm, then hiked another couple hundred feet up the shallow creek bed.

 

Why?  Because it's there