Why not?I have not been able to do anything since C19 came to town.
Beautiful! Our grandsons' adoptive parents (long story) live in Hollister, CA, just inland from Monterey Bay and they have been taking them on trips up that way.Back from California! Places we went:
Drove a Pacifica to Pacifica
Mt. Tamalpais Park
USS San Francisco memorial and Land's End Park
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Monterey Bay Aquarium - mostly to see the jellies
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Drove down the PCH to see sea cliffs and elephant seals
SLO and Arroyo Grande to see daughter Kimberly and partner Nick R
Climbing Gym!
Pinnacles National Park
Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park
Mt. Madonna County Park
Things we saw:
Condors
Rattlesnake
Horned lizard and fence lizards
Steller's Jays
Acorn woodpeckers
Mule deer
Poison oak
Tall redwoods
Big sequoias
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SWMBO on Mt. Tamalpais with SF in the distance
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USS San Francisco memorial showing bridge wing damage from Japanese battleship Hiei inflicted November 1942. USS SF crippled Hiei's steering, causing her loss the next day.
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Redwoods at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
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Bear Gulch reservoir, Pinnacles NP
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Panoramic Point, Sequoia NP
Well, at the time I worked at a place that dealt with a lot of highly susceptible/immunocompromised people... some could not even get the flu shot for risk of death. So I limited my activities to protect them. On top of that, I have a kiddo at home who I was worried about as well (she has CP and we were not sure about risk factors at the time).Why not?
Beautiful Pics!Back from California! Places we went:
Drove a Pacifica to Pacifica
Mt. Tamalpais Park
USS San Francisco memorial and Land's End Park
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Monterey Bay Aquarium - mostly to see the jellies
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Drove down the PCH to see sea cliffs and elephant seals
SLO and Arroyo Grande to see daughter Kimberly and partner Nick R
Climbing Gym!
Pinnacles National Park
Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park
Mt. Madonna County Park
Things we saw:
Condors
Rattlesnake
Horned lizard and fence lizards
Steller's Jays
Acorn woodpeckers
Mule deer
Poison oak
Tall redwoods
Big sequoias
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SWMBO on Mt. Tamalpais with SF in the distance
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USS San Francisco memorial showing bridge wing damage from Japanese battleship Hiei inflicted November 1942. USS SF crippled Hiei's steering, causing her loss the next day.
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Redwoods at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
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Bear Gulch reservoir, Pinnacles NP
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Panoramic Point, Sequoia NP
CHEM TRAILS
Need to do this trail some dayDid a little hiking and overnight camp on the knobstone trail
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I've done 3 portions of it but never the whole thing. Couple of buddies are wanting to do the whole thing over a 4 day period this October and want me to join them.Need to do this trail some day
I've done 3 portions of it but never the whole thing. Couple of buddies are wanting to do the whole thing over a 4 day period this October and want me to join them.
Pretty wild how those guys can move so far away to water as things dry up.