Visit to the DPS 2003 conference in Monterey, CA

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Gwen and I went horseback riding in Andrew Molera State Park about 45 minutes' drive South of Monterey.
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Gwen is riding on a horse named Sundance, and I'm on top of Harry, you can see his head at the bottom of the image.
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We rode out to the beach, and along it for awhile.
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In front of Gwen was our cool guide, who has been riding horses since she was 2.
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She was nice enough to take some pictures of us.
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Me, Gwen, and Jonathan Fortney in front of McCovey Cove, over the right field wall from Pac Bell Park.
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Pac Bell and the moon.
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L to R: me, Andy Rivkin, Jonathan Fortney, Curtis Cooper.
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R to L: me, Gwen Bart, Terry Hurford, (Josh Emery and Devon Burr lost in the distance)
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Overlooking McCovey Cove.
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Some pictures from the 1 on the way back.
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On the way out, and the way back, we stopped in Riverside, CA to see my grandfather. On the way home, my Uncle Brian and cousin Julia from Alaska were in Riverside, as well.
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Julia shows us pictures of the new house extensions and her dog on her laptop.
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Grandpa.
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Brian discusses the intricacies of how to get hired as a postdoc.
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One of the Beagles, I think this one is Clover.
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