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On the 1st, took 3 people from the tennis club on a 3 mile hike in Harper Canyon. I was in Tucson around Xmas time. Toured Wintergardens area of Tucson to see great Xmas displays. Continued to Socorro, and spent xmas with Julie and Thor.  Mom with Logan in Socorro |
 Leny took this pic in Socorro (based on date stamp on photo)  |
 Outside Julie's house with Doug | ||||||
| Nov | 1995 | |||||||
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Visited dad and Leny for Thanksgiving, where I presented Leny with a spoon holder for xmas, I think. |
 Looks like dad, Leny, Julie & family visited Borrego about this time, perhaps after Thanksgiving in LA | |||||||
| Oct | 1995 | |||||||
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Got Laura a neon clock this month, and made a photo collage for her.  May have driven up to cannon party this month with Craig - his Lincoln is at the right Think Laura dumped me this month (for first time)... On the 27th, took 8 tennis club members to hike Alcoholic Pass from mouth of Coyote Canyon, total of 2 miles, and 650 feet vertical. |
On the 28th, there was a BSHS reunion dance - I believe I attended, and most people were unrecognizable even after only 25 years, but some were the same.  |
 List of MIA graduates at this time | ||||||
| Sep | 1995 | |||||||
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Went on camping trip up to Morro Rock with Laura. We stopped by L.A. to say hi to dad and Leny.  Jef & Laura at Landa St. garage roof  Laura after (probably) Jef said something stupid  Opening some vino  Laura liked shadow pix - this is us at the beach |
 Our combined shadow on Morro Beach  Jef & LC  Jef opening a gift  Jef & Laura with Morro Rock in background  |
 Sunset is for the birds  Thor was riding skool bus around this time  Logan around this time   Mom starting her last trip with "Little Blue" | ||||||
| Aug | 1995 | |||||||
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Hiked to Boy Scout Lake below Mt. Whitney with Laura.  Stopped by creek & side of road & got this bridge pic  At our camp  Used this disposible camera  Posing by waterfall by parking area of trailhead    Taking a break midway to lake |
 Lazy person taking another break  Nearing level of lake  Whitney coming into view  Us at Boy Scout Lake  Looking towards Whitney - we didn't go any further up the climber's trail  Jef cooling down  Heading back down |
 Laura  Heading back to trailhead On the 13th, helped entertain Laura's friends from Holland. Attempting to meet her at the beach, I waited in wrong place and got an alchohol-in-restricted-area citation. Had we been on beach instead of grass, wouldn't have gotten the ticket, and would have actually connected with Laura! Not a good day!  On the 14h went to Santee Drive-in with Laura. We saw Apollo 13 and Zorro, but were pretty tired by end of Zorro. It was a bit chilly(in August!) and we also had to contend with windows fogging up. L.C. brought some nice vittles. Sometime this month, Laura wanted to see house in Borrego. As it was too hot there (over 100F inside) and no A/C or swamp cooler, she had us bug out and go back to SD this night.  Sitting out in back patio  On the 28th, attended art gala with Laura - I think, maybe, in North Park.  Flyer for gala  At the gala | ||||||
| Jul | 1995 | |||||||
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First hike with Laura was Cold Stream to Los Caballos to Stonewall Peak.  Did several hikes in Mission Trails with Laura:  Probably hiking Kwaay Paay  Looks to be the Mesa Trail up Cowles  Before hiking N & S Fortuna took pic at the Mission Dam |
Did a 6 mile hike to Penasquitos Falls with Laura along with other hikes including in Cuyamaca:  Looks to be Oakzanita Peak in Cuyamaca   |
On the 8th, purchased 3 t-shirts at O.T.L.  Thor, Julie & Logan about this time (in Socorro)  Went to computer expo in SD with Kim & wound up in paper  Thor in Socorro | ||||||
| Jun | 1995 | |||||||
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Did 6th backpack trip. This time with mom to Bow Willow Canyon. We hiked about 5 miles up, camped on island in creek, and returned the next morning.  Mom took this picture of me on way down on 2nd day   |
 We camped on this island in the creek  Mom by late blooming brittlebush  Creek ran over a mile after leaving canyon and hitting sandy wash  |
Jef rented a room at Chip's place in Linda Vista for a few months around this time.  Jef borrowed full-sized cardboard cutout of Marilyn Monrow from Chip's living room for this pic Went on car camping expedition to Colorado with Dyer and Janis. We rented mountain bikes in Aspen and did a 10 mile loop up to base of Maroon Bells. | ||||||
| May | 1995 | |||||||
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Hiked a few miles up from Humber Park in Idylwild with Don and Hank, in the snow.  Gathering snowball ammunition |
 Jef on slippery-slidery trail |
 Mom visited Julie, Logan & Thor in Socorro this month  Mom & Thor | ||||||
| Apr | 1995 | |||||||
 Craig & Mari visited around this time - here at Borrego Mtn west butee  Craig with sister & her husband, Mari & mom in Palm Wash |
 Mark getting cell phone call a couple miles from trailhead in remote Cuyamaca State Park trail up West Mesa - he found out his tennis tournament match was "uncancelled" as rain had stopped in SD, so we turned around and went back to car - other hikers: Mari & Mark's mom  Jef around this time - photo by Kim at Lake Hodges  Jef & Grace went on a hike to Tubb Canyon spring about this time - here is Jef ascending granite dry waterfall (about the halfway point) |
 Saw a few of Torrey's soccer matches this spring  At the cannon party this month - Hank & Greg at left | ||||||
| Mar | 1995 | |||||||
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On the 17th, led 22 people on short hike in Tamarisk Grove(the cactus loop trail). After that many followed to Mine Wash where we hiked around and checked out the morteros there and some continued exploring while the rest went back to Borrego. On the 18th, apparently took Mari to dinner at La Casa, after a hike.  Mari & Mike stopped by Borrego this month in memory of June 1994 Alaska kayak trip    |
 Julie, Thor & Logan visited Borrego This month - here is Logan on Jef's back Sometime this month, Jef & Mari camped at trailhead for PCT near Ranchita.  Mari & Jef at PCT trailhead I think it was about this time I went on some hikes with mom. One was a 6+ mile Middle Peak loop.  Jef in tree at high point of Milk Ranch Rd   Mom in snow at Middle Peak summit in Cuyamaca |
 Jef with register atop Middle Peak  Mom by one of the big pines(Ponderosa?) on Middle Peak On the 29th, apparently went skiing at Mountain High. Detective work: found receipt for this, and on picture of me skiing a PCT T-shirt. I had joined PCT Association in '94 after hiking 3 legs of PCT prior year.  Craig took this pic of Jef at Mtn. High   Thor, Julie, Doug & Logan out for a walk around this time | ||||||
| Feb | 1995 | |||||||
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About this time, mom took me on a hike to the Marshall South home on Ghost Mountain. In 2026, I read the "Ghost Mountain Chronicles", the collected stories of his family living there full time for over a decade, so I had some idea of the travails they had.  At the trailhead  Mom pretended to grind mesquite on a metate - much like Marshall & Tanya South may have tried  Jef giving it a go |
 Mom at main entrance - the park decided to remove the roof for safety after inheriting this homestead, so this is after nearly 50 years since that happened  Mom standing in one a water catchment - a cistern is visible at the right  Before the park got involved, this was a fairly nice house  Note the number of agave stalks in their front yard - these were very useful to the Souths as building material and firewood |
 Mari saw Kareem was signing autographs at sporting goods store near the sports arena, so grabbed a couple basketballs, drove down, and had him sign them for the kids When Paco and Lizzy came by this month, Paco and I went exploring. We drove over to S-2, and went south. We drove up Oriflamme Canyon a bit, then went down to Canebrake, cut over to Arroyo Tapiado, topped out of this wash, and drove down Devil's drop-off. Drove up to Sandstone Canyon, and returned via Split Mountain. On the 10th, took 10 people from the tennis club to the Split Mountain area, We stopped to see bat dwellings and arrows in 200' tall orange cliffs, the anticline, and then did a 1.5 mile hike up to the wind caves. We saw cougar tracks on this trip. 9 hikers stopped at the Elephant tree trail, and hiked another 1.3 miles. On the 12th, apparently had lunch at La Casa after the tennis tournament. | ||||||
| Jan | 1995 | |||||||
 Jef's 2nd nephew, Logan, was born this month  Julie & Logan  Doug & Logan |
  Thor, Logan & grandma  Snow level was low this month |
On the 13th, Jef led the tennis club on a hike from Blair Valley to the first dry waterfall at Smuggler's Canyon, stopping to view the San Luis Rey indian pictographs. Hike was about 2.5 miles  Jef on pictograph rock | ||||||
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