Beyond Sea Level Part 3 Life and Death Valley California: California 2013

This is the third book in a series of 4 parts on a California vacation from august of 2013. The resulting series is the combined effort of a whole family exploring, reaching out and enjoying all that the majestic state has to offer. The sharing is the resulted expressions and photographs that adorn these pages. These books would stand well without the family photos included but the addition of these personal pictures adds to the warm expressions of a real family vacation. The desolation and extremes of the dessert are a strict contrast to the life and vibrancy of the cities, parks and coastal regions. Just to set foot in a place where the elements could kill you in a few hours is an awakening experience that can bring a family a little closer together

This book is dedicated to all the families of the world but especially to those who cannot indulge themselves in a family vacation due to reasons financial, social or political. I came from such a family but never missed not having a family vacation. We must all realize that the ability to go on a family vacation is not a right but a privilege that not all families of the world can enjoy and share in. We often complain, worry and regret the many things that we have done or not done in our lives without thinking of the opportunities and resources that we have been granted nor the resources that we have been endowed with. Generally, our circumstances are not due to our own merit by controlled by circumstances beyond our control. We may have taken advantage of our situations ( for better or worse) but we did not create them. We do sometimes have the chance and power to improve another situation and make anthers life a little better and this is how we repay our own good fortune and grace.