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A Weekend Hike in Marin

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"It's always further than it looks. It's always taller than it looks. And it's always harder than it looks."    -- The 3 rules of mountaineering The weather has been absolutely stunning lately; sun, mild temps with hints of spring, however, no snow. Duane and I decided to take a break from the mountains, since there is only ice on the slopes, to enjoy the bay area's recent weather. We rounded up a group of friends to schlep over to Stinson Beach and hike in the northern part of Muir Wood on a trail loop called Steep Ravine. After 8.2 miles, a 1,600ft elevation climb, dodging obstacles, fake sword fighting on a fallen tree over a ravine, fighting off frost bite, no sprained anything and 3.54 hours later, we made it back to the car. It was unanimously voted one of the best trails ever with the perfect mixture of woods, rock climbing, sun, scenic views and length. Such a great day. Stinson Beach at the bottom One of the more unexpected obs

Travel Memories

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As some of you know, the last month and a half has been non stop construction in our living room area. We are replacing our Eichler-esqe inspired wall of single-paned windows with dual pane. On the side of our living room is a staircase that leads to the media room. I have always wanted a staircase with pictures going up it. I love pictures. To me they represent amazing memories, friends, irreplaceable experiences, and life changing events, something I want my house to be filled with. I will  admit it, this project is 100% the result of Pintrest. While in Europe, I got slightly addicted (don't worry I kicked the habit upon returning to the states), but I found some great decorating ideas that I loved. One was to frame pictures and use the city map from the place you are as the mat. Awesome idea! And I had tons of maps from our travels! So as the idea evolved and creativity was awoken, the project (surprise surprise) grew. The staircase pre any work (*note did not have a pic