Some Serious Laboring... (and playing!)- Labor Day 2009

Today we enjoyed a beautiful day

with our friends, the Quains,

at scenic Muir Woods.

Karen and I hiked the first mile

with the gang,

and then we turned around
to get the cars
while they hiked on to this beautiful spot...
the summit of a five mile hike
that would eventually take them here...
to beautiful Stinson Beach.
(And they did it
without tripping on any of the
more than 534 stairs
on the way down!)
After reuniting we were greeted by
this sea of humanity
on one of the most beautiful
Northern California
beach days ever.
The water was, of course,
freezing cold --
but these bathing beauties
and these beach boys
managed to have a bunch of fun anyways.
Thanks for a great day, Quains!