| JULY 2006: BAY AREA ROAD TRIP |
| A super-duper San Francisco mini-vacation started with dropping off Dawn Marie McIntosh in Gilroy to visit with her horse, Orion. Once in the city, a beautiful room in the Hilton Financial District had a view of the Bay -- the perfect backdrop for a take-out Chinese meal. |
| At the de Young Museum in San Francisco, Cheech Marin's Chicano exhibition is a wonder. Below, Shane points out some of the highlights of the museum's permanent collection. |
| A view from San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, from the Japanese garden. |
| Horsing around |