| NapaFit-Bikini Bootcamp goes to San Francisco! | Napa Photographer…. finds her energy! |

Wow!  Welcome to my world on a beautiful Saturday morning in San Francisco with a group of energetic, dynamic, and way fun women!  Meet NapaFit-Bikini Bootcamp, and be prepared to get your butt kicked, with a capital B.  I am one of many women who participate in this great adventure called ‘find your energy’, ‘find your body’ with NapaFit.   We are all inspired and driven by one Ines Bargenquast (Donnelly).   This was a workout ‘field trip’ to San Francisco, where we insanely agreed to run the infamous Lyon Street Stairs (over and over and over, again —- insert a lot of sweat!) and the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge.  I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I had never been to the Lyon Street Stairs before.  I know, what kind of California girl am I?  So, it was not with a tourist’s eye, exactly, that I enjoyed this venue for the first time;  though I was equally as stunned as any out-of-towner at the vista that is the ‘admission’, if you will, to this amazing neighborhood wonder.  However, I was one of many that day, who enjoyed a beautiful view of our lovely city and a workout that was really vigorous, extremely hard, and worth every minute of it!  I can’t think of a better reason to get up and start the day than this.  Those steps kicked our butts (to the tune of Ines barking orders at us — in a loving way, of course), but I wouldn’t change a thing.

Thank you, Ines, and ladies of the S.F. workout field trip.  I had a great time, and an amazing workout with all of you on this gorgeous San Francisco day.  And, as always, your comments are very welcome here on the blog.

This is the view that met us at the top of the stairs.  See what I mean?

So, we had been at this for awhile when I snapped this photo.  I hate to say ‘snapped’, as a professional photographer, but this was my workout too, and Ines was not about to let me get away with ‘I just happened to bring my camera along today’.  Though I taunted her with a few comments prior to our departure that morning about ‘a group shot’ and ‘as a photographer, I must document at least some of this!’  She’s not so tough as to turn down a few shots in between breaths from me.   We were literally on our way down the first set of stairs for a group shot just below the heart sculpture that is obscured by the morning light.  That pretty brick building to the right is the home of former Mayor of San Francisco and Senator Diane Feinstein.  Google it for a great view of the terrace/gardens.

Yep, there we are, our fearless leader, Ines, dead-on in the middle there with that ever-so-lovely banister pointing right at her.  Well, I’m not in there — you all know how that goes, right?

OK, enough about me, on to the bridge!

And, we’re working it!  That handsome man below would be Mr. Bargenquast.  I have the distinct honor in the coming months of photographing this happy man and his wife, Ines, in a maternity session.  I know, you can’t even tell that Ines is expecting!  The only thing that could be better than this is that I also get to photograph their newborn!  You’re going to have to check back here after the New Year folks.

A lot of water out there.

Can you believe we’re smiling?!  Even those two below in the lower right with Ines pushing them onward!

Takes your breath away, doesn’t it?

I think they’ve caught their breath now.

Yes we did!

Pretty girls all in a row.  And, don’t forget to stretch!

Here’s our group ‘tourists’ shot, I love it!  What are you waiting for?  Call NapaFit now!