If you're going, to San Francisco...

Dave and Mike prepare for their trip to visit me in Egypt by taunting a camel.

What perfect day would be complete without a some funnel cake and stupid carnival games at a county fair?

In the valley of the Napa, rows and rows of grapes.

The Chandon grapes...

Mmm, those grapes look tasty. What do you think, Dave?

Admiring the grapes (and perhaps stealing one or two...).

Messrs. Gellis and Conti celebrate the lovely afternoon sun over some of Napa's best bubbly.

Cheers! (toasting with our sparkling wines at the Domaine Chandon vineyard).

The mountainsides to the east as we drive down the Pacific Coast Highway.

Hello, Napa!

Dave Gellis, reporting for duty!

Looking back as we drive down Route 1 (the Pacific Coast highway).

Looking back up at the mountain we came down (yes, there is mountain above those clouds!).

The mountains meet the ocean.

Me on the beach.

Monsieur Conti on the (windy) beach.

The Pacific Ocean.

As we head down the mountain towards the beach, the foggy weather returns...

Looking down on the road we took up the mountain (you can see the parking lot where we got out of the car and started hiking in the bottom left corner).

The watchtower at the top of the peak (and the spot of our midday picnic).

How green was my mountain...

Clouds surround Mount Tamalpais...

More pretty scenery :-)

The three stooges atop Mount Tamalpais. (note: Conti and I survived the trek in our flip flops!)

The clouds approach from the west (yes, Gellis, they are actually moving TOWARDS us!).

More of the view from the peak of Mount Tamalpais...

Looking down through the clouds on San Rafael.

The SPECTACULAR view to the west, as we approach the east peak of Mount Tamalpais.

Climbing up Mount Tamalpais in the car, we emerge ABOVE the clouds!

Look over Dave's shoulder at the HUGE hole in the bottom of that tree!

Dave and Mike, bathed in the glorious sunlight peaking through the treetops.

Timber!

The three musketeers.

Admiring the view...

The Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods.

A fellow beach-goer stares out at the waves.

The Cliffs along the coast.

The Golden Gate, shrouded in fog (view from the West, atop China Beach).

The Pacific Ocean!

The San Francisco skyline.

The Bay Bridge.

A "friendly" warning.

The Light House and the Guard Tower atop "The Rock."

Alcatraz, from behind.

The North Tower (again--it's just so damn pretty!).

The South Tower, from below.

The Golden Gate, from a distance.

The North Tower. The sun is out!

Grace Cathedral, atop Nob Hill.