For the 4th of July weekend, while some Barry family members were enjoying a Peruvian wedding in Chicago, Nanette and her kids and I went up to Mt. Tam for four nights at the West Point Inn, with no electricity or internet access. July 5 was Lee's birthday and on Sunday, we had about twenty people hike up the mountain (about a 45 minute hike) for a birthday brunch. Since this is primarily a food blog, I'll start with the chocolate angel food cake Elena baked from scratch for her brother, with chocolate chips spelling out "15 Lee."
We took a hike every day, and played a lot of hearts. This might not be a bad idea for a family reunion site, though we probably would want to do it for three or four nights, as opposed to a whole week.
I'm also attaching some photos of the view of the bay from the mountain -- mostly we're above the fog.
Here are some more photos from Mt. Tam:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbyrnebarry/sets/72157606062183882/and my garden:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbyrnebarry/sets/72157606065566447/
