In-N-Out

Anyone from SoCal knows what I am talking about. Its SOOO hard to live without. Bob's Big Boy was another southern California food staple that I had to hit up on my short visit.

Worst Weather in a Decade

Yea, who would have guessed that the weekend I planned to visit sunny southern California, the worst storm in ten years would be making an appearance just off the Pacific coast. I did get one day of sunshine and an amazing sunset (my first one in over a month). I began the day with a run through Oxy's campus-reminiscing of course-, then had lunch at Olvera St. with the girls and family followed by 4-wheeling with my sister and dad.

A Field of Wild Flowers

I did ALOT of hiking in May. The weather in Hood River was amazing for that time of the year and I took full advantage of it by being outdoors as much as possible. Here is a picture that was a contender for my Christmas card this year (until I decided to start a blog instead). It is from Dog Mountain a 7 mile hike. The trail itself is pretty intense, very steep and very windy, but the view from the top of several Cascade peaks is well worth the effort.