Today my Best Buddy Lexi invited me and my dad to tour the Raptor Center at UC Davis. It was fun and interesting. I haven't seen those kinds of birds up close before and they are really cool. My favorites are the golden eagles. Very magnificent creatures indeed.
Thanks Lexi!
As we often do, Dad and I spent the day at Point Reyes National Seashore. We did an epic all day hike (12.7 miles to be exact), including a long stretch of the Coast Trail which follows the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean. It was a bright clear day and you could easily see the Farallon Islands breaking the horizon line. Point Reyes is one of my favorite places.
Not to boast or anything... but I think I set a personal best for distance hiked in one day.
Happy New Year, everybody!
As is our tradition, Dad and I went on an Excellent Adventure for the day after Thanksgiving. This time we hiked into the Thomes Creek Gorge on the eastern edge of Mendocino National Forest. It's a part of California that not too many people know about and we like it that way. We didn't see a single other soul on the trail. I think it's a beautiful area.
My favorite part: having leftover apple/persimmon pie for desert on the trail. YUM! (Thanks Pam).
For Veteran's Day I had a great road trip to Santa Cruz with Dad and Pam. We visited my Uncle Mott whom I had not seen for a very long time (since before the pandemic started). He is very cool.
After that we headed over to West Cliff Drive and my old neighborhood from childhood. All in all a very chill day. I was even graced by the Ice Cream Goddess who bestowed a hot fudge sundae on me.
Today also would have been my grandfather's 90th birthday. I miss you Granddad.
I had a fun birthday today. It started with a bocce ball game with friends from the City of Davis alternative recreation program. I was pretty good at the game considering it had been a long time since I played. I even got some balloons from Jillian (from Parks & Rec) which was very nice.
After that I went to Mom & Eric's house for a family dinner in my honor.
Life is good.
It was a beautiful sunny Labor Day, so Dad and I drove out to Marin County for a hike in the forest. Not very much water in the creeks this time of year, but plenty of in the Pacific Ocean (see behind me in the picture).
