Santa Baby

Looking back at 2017, I'm pretty sure my nice has outweighed my naughty (I've had a little of both). Apparently, Santa Claus agrees.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Shop Till You Drop

On Friday we did lots of Christmas shopping. Not at a big mall, mind you. Nor online for that matter (sorry, Jeff Bezos). We prefer patronizing small local shops which is important because otherwise they will go away and that would be tragic.

Think global and shop local.

Thank You

I had a nice Thanksgiving Day this year. This is me with my loving family.

Impossible Acres

Pumpkin hunting around this time of year is a lot of fun.

Birthday

Another year has passed and now I'm 24 years old. I had two really great birthday celebrations this past weekend. The first was at the annual Team Davis Banquet (where I was serenaded). The second was with my family in Berkeley, featuring another fantastic cake from Pam Cohen. It shows me busy with one of my favorite activities- camping!

Thanks everybody.

Fire On The Mountain

Lassen Volcanic National Park!

Over Labor Day weekend it wasn't the underground fire we were concerned with. It was all the wildfires throughout Northern California. All the smoke in the air made hiking difficult. It was a fun camping trip, though.

Thunder On The Mountain

Today Dad and I had an Excellent Adventure up in the Sierra Nevada. We hiked to the top of Thunder Mountain (9,408 ft.), south of Lake Tahoe near the Kirkwood Ski Area. The view from the summit was terrific. You could see all the way from the Desolation Wilderness to the peaks of Northern Yosemite. We even got to hear some thunder off in the distance.

Now, I don't read the written word (at least as far as anybody knows, although I'll allow that Dr. Seuss is my favorite author), but I could tell that this sign means business. According to what I've heard, this part of the Sierra has the greatest avalanche danger out of the entire range. Fortunately, a wall of snow coming down on our heads is not very likely in August.

We made sure to stay on the trail, though...