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High Sierra Music Festival 2011

High Sierra Music Festival - field in Quincy CA

We arrived the day before the festival to camp out in cue in a cow pasture in Quincy, California, and wait for the gates to open in the morning. There was still snow on nearby mountains, possibly just from the night before. But the day was beautiful and warm.

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Photo of me by Rick

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Rick

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Mia Dyson

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One-man-band: Zach Deputy, and the hula hoopers who joined him on stage.

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I loved seeing the kids at the festival, especially when they were enjoying the bands and wearing ear protection!

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There was a daily parade through the festival grounds which I managed to catch one of the days.

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The Brothers Comatose

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Cellist and loop master: Zoe Keating

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Escaping the hot sun by resting in the solar-powered mist room made the weekend survivable! We took an afternoon to swim in a nearby river.

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He's My Brother, She's My Sister

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Neko Case

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Rick, Steve, Melissa, Shaky, Allie, Tim, & Chrissy ready to see My Morning Jacket.

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Robert and Heidi

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People enjoying the band (?) playing atop an RV.

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Weekend headliners: Ween

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Robert, Rick, and Steve after break-down, pack-up, and clean-up is over.

A few more photos over on Picasa.

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