Take Your Simi Valley Acorn on Vacation

WORLD'S HIGHEST ACORN—Randy and Nicki Bauer of Box Canyon rest at 14,034 feet atop Redcloud Peak in the San Juan Range of southwestern Colorado in July. CHILDREN OF THE CARIBBEAN—Melody, 12, and Colin Sonnemann, 8, enjoy the clear, sunny weather while on a vacation to Aruba with their parents in August. THE LONG HAUL—Rob Kornet took his Simi Valley Acorn along when he climbed Half Dome in Yosemite this summer. 'SMILE!'—Simi Valley residents Rudy and Kathy Santiago read the paper with a wooden friend outside Bloody Mary's restaurant in Bora Bora, Tahiti. EUROPEAN VACATION—Richard and Lina Rosen catch up on local news outside Schonbrunn Palace near Vienna, Austria. READY TO EAT—Simi Valley Unified School District employees gather in the dining room of the Monarch of the Seas during a threeday cruise to Ensenada in May.