February 2011
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Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo State Park
Melissa, Lilly and I went to see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo state park near Santa Cruz last Monday. Our tour started at 9AM so we left the house around 7:00 just to make sure we would get there in time. As it turns out, it only takes about an hour to get there if you drive like I do, which meant we had plenty of time to hang around in the lobby area.
We left on our tour at 9 and it took...
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Tahoe Trips Round 1 - Heavenly, Squaw Valley &...
Since we’ve never skied Tahoe and we’re looking to get a winter share next year, we were really hoping to check out as many different mountains as possible during 2010-2011 season. So far, so good. The first round of trips included Heavenly, Squaw, and Northstar. I’ll break down the pros and cons of each below.
Heavenly
Pros:
Amazing views of both Nevada and Lake Tahoe
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Point Reyes Hike - Bear Valley Trail
Finally found sometime to catch up on blog entires today! The first of the series of updates from trips over the last few months is of our January trip to Point Reyes. We found a nice trail called Bear Valley, which apparently also happens to be the most “touristed” (i.e. crawling with tourists). Nonetheless, the rumor is that this trail is well traveled for good reason, namely,...