Over the July 4th weekend of 2009 we drove down to Palm Springs and rented a fabulous house with our bay area friends
John, Greg, Urso, Tom, Tim, Peter, Neil and Daniel. On the holiday itself we had a pool party
and invited friends from Palm Springs and Los Angeles. The following day we hung out with other Palm Springs buddies.


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living room of the rental house
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fancy pool at the house
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fancy fountain empties into the spa
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the house wraps around the pool
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John, Jack, Steve, Greg
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Peter, Urso, John
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up the tram to the top of the mountain
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looking down toward Palm Springs
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top of the tram line
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looking down at Palm Springs
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Greg, organizer of the weekend
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Peter and Steve are matchy-matchy
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Urso dreams of Coke Zero
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Peter, Greg, John, Urso, Daniel, Neil, Steve
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heading down again
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Steve watches the descent
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Steve enjoys a waterfall
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Steve poses by the fountain
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John takes a nap
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Jack gestures hypnotically
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Tim at work in the kitchen
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Urso finally has his Coke Zero
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bears in the pool
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Dave gets ready for the pool
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Larry and Russ enjoy the shade
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Ray takes a break
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Matt takes a bigger break
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Bears swim in the pool
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Paul sits on the pool bench
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Night arrives in Palm Springs
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Jack, Peter, John and Daniel
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A good-looking palm tree
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Dick and Randy relax at home
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Skip and Dick
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Randy, Dick and Skip
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Dutch baby at Elmer's
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Steve, Dick, Jack and Randy say goodbye

As usual, Steve made a compilation CD as a souvenir of our trip to Palm Springs.