Saturday, July 24, 2010
Desert Industries
So today I was asked to work at the Desert Industries here in Phoenix. During the 4 hour shift that I was there I spent all my time organizing three sections in the store. I started by organizing the picture and frames, than did the office supplies and finished with the crafts. So I realize that what I organized will only probably stay organized for a little while, but I will say that it was a little therapeutic for me to see what was craziness at the beginning and have something that was organized and clean at the end.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Family Vacation- Day 6
Day 6 of our vacation we headed out to Sacramento. I've never been to Sacramento so it was fun to see something new. Our first stop in Sacramento was to the Sacramento Temple. 
It's one of the smaller temples that opened up in 2006. Like all other temples is was beautiful. The grounds were really pretty. 
After the temple we headed over to visit the town of Folsom, California. It was a cute little town (at least the part we saw) which was the downtown part. 
The downtown area was full of cute little shops and antique stores. There are always fun things to look at around small towns and around antique shops. 
There are also some random things around small towns. Like the traffic cone we saw on top of one of the buildings. 
After Folsom we headed into downtown Sacramento to see the sights. Well I guess that's if the sights include the California capitol building. 
We also stopped to grab lunch before heading back to Vacaville. Than Melissa and I left to head back to her house. It was fun to have a family vacation, fun to be outside in the beautiful world, sad Rob wasn't there, and sad that it had to come to an end.
If you are interested in seeing more pictures... look here.
It's one of the smaller temples that opened up in 2006. Like all other temples is was beautiful. The grounds were really pretty. 
After the temple we headed over to visit the town of Folsom, California. It was a cute little town (at least the part we saw) which was the downtown part. 
The downtown area was full of cute little shops and antique stores. There are always fun things to look at around small towns and around antique shops. 
There are also some random things around small towns. Like the traffic cone we saw on top of one of the buildings. 
After Folsom we headed into downtown Sacramento to see the sights. Well I guess that's if the sights include the California capitol building. 
We also stopped to grab lunch before heading back to Vacaville. Than Melissa and I left to head back to her house. It was fun to have a family vacation, fun to be outside in the beautiful world, sad Rob wasn't there, and sad that it had to come to an end.If you are interested in seeing more pictures... look here.
Family Vacation- Day 5
Day 5 of our vacation we started by packing up camp for the last time. Always makes me sad, because it means that I'll be headed back to reality. Camping is so nice cause you are able to get away from so much when camping. Our first stop of the day was to Standish-Hickey which supposedly has the best swimming hole in Northern California. At least that's what the map said. It was a nice little swimming hole with some rocks that the other kids were jumping off of. 
From there we continued our trip down the California coast. The drive down the 1 is a beautiful drive, it can be slow and winedy, but it's pretty none the less. It was a little more overcast along the shore that day, but we stopped at a cool bridge and inlet for a little bit just to walk around. 
Eventually we made our way back inland. We decided to take a poll in the car to see how many miles it would be until the marine layer cleared and if I remember right it was about 8 miles in from the shore that the sun was shinning again. We made our way back to Vacaville were we stayed at my Aunt and Uncles house again. It is always nice to sleep in a bed after sleeping on the ground for so long, but I missed having a campfire, seeing the stars and listening to the nature all around me.
From there we continued our trip down the California coast. The drive down the 1 is a beautiful drive, it can be slow and winedy, but it's pretty none the less. It was a little more overcast along the shore that day, but we stopped at a cool bridge and inlet for a little bit just to walk around. 
Eventually we made our way back inland. We decided to take a poll in the car to see how many miles it would be until the marine layer cleared and if I remember right it was about 8 miles in from the shore that the sun was shinning again. We made our way back to Vacaville were we stayed at my Aunt and Uncles house again. It is always nice to sleep in a bed after sleeping on the ground for so long, but I missed having a campfire, seeing the stars and listening to the nature all around me.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Family Vacation- Day 4
Day 4 of our family vacation we spent the morning walking around the redwood grove at Jedediah Redwoods State Park. Redwoods are beautiful trees. 
They are so tall and big around it's amazing. The nice thing about the grove at Jedediah Redwoods State Park was that the road into it was closed (not sure why) so we had to walk about 1/2 mile at most to get to it. It meant that it was really quick and peaceful there. We didn't run into other people until we were on our way back out. 
After the Redwood grove we were back on the road to head further south along the coast. We stopped along the way to go to a place called Fern Canyon. It's a place my parents heard about from watching California Gold.
Didn't see that episode, but Fern Canyon was really cool. It's right off of the beach and all the canyon walls are covered in ferns.
It's really green and kind of cool to see. Supposedly a portion of Jurassic Park was also filmed in the canyon. 
When we were walking back to our car from the canyon (not a very far walk) we got to see this elk just sitting and eating the grass. We waited for a few minutes but he never turned our direction so this is the best picture I could get. He was pretty big. 
From there we continued down the coast. That night we stayed at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. This time we were in as big of a redwood grove, but it was nice to see the stars again. It was our last night of camping so we made sure to enjoy all the treats around the camp fire we could get. Smores (with peanut butter), roasted starburst, and apple pies. Got to love campfire treat!
They are so tall and big around it's amazing. The nice thing about the grove at Jedediah Redwoods State Park was that the road into it was closed (not sure why) so we had to walk about 1/2 mile at most to get to it. It meant that it was really quick and peaceful there. We didn't run into other people until we were on our way back out. 
After the Redwood grove we were back on the road to head further south along the coast. We stopped along the way to go to a place called Fern Canyon. It's a place my parents heard about from watching California Gold.Didn't see that episode, but Fern Canyon was really cool. It's right off of the beach and all the canyon walls are covered in ferns.
It's really green and kind of cool to see. Supposedly a portion of Jurassic Park was also filmed in the canyon. 
When we were walking back to our car from the canyon (not a very far walk) we got to see this elk just sitting and eating the grass. We waited for a few minutes but he never turned our direction so this is the best picture I could get. He was pretty big. 
From there we continued down the coast. That night we stayed at Humboldt Redwoods State Park. This time we were in as big of a redwood grove, but it was nice to see the stars again. It was our last night of camping so we made sure to enjoy all the treats around the camp fire we could get. Smores (with peanut butter), roasted starburst, and apple pies. Got to love campfire treat!
Family Vacation- Day 3
On day 3 we woke up and packed up camp and headed on the road again. We headed west towards the Oregon coast. We drove up over the mountains which was a beautiful drive than down along the coast. 
It was a glorious day along the coast too. Not to cloudy, but not completely clear. We headed down to Jedediah Redwoods State Park. The camp ground is right in the middle of a redwood grove, it's so pretty. 
We also got a camp spot that backed the river which was nice. 
When we got to camp we spent a little time just enjoying the river.
It was also nice when we were going to sleep, cause we could fall asleep to the sound of the water. Because we were in a grove of trees we didn't get to see as many stars, but it was still nice at night just to be outside in the beautiful world.
It was a glorious day along the coast too. Not to cloudy, but not completely clear. We headed down to Jedediah Redwoods State Park. The camp ground is right in the middle of a redwood grove, it's so pretty. 
We also got a camp spot that backed the river which was nice. 
When we got to camp we spent a little time just enjoying the river.
It was also nice when we were going to sleep, cause we could fall asleep to the sound of the water. Because we were in a grove of trees we didn't get to see as many stars, but it was still nice at night just to be outside in the beautiful world.
Family Vacation- Day 2
So on day 2 of the family vacation we headed up to Crater Lake. We've been to Crater Lake before, but it's been years. 
I faintly remember the last time we were there. Crater Lake is a lake that formed when the volcano Mount Mazama collapsed. It's known for the brilliant blue water. 
The water is really pretty, cold I'm sure, but we didn't go down to it this time so I don't know for sure. It was cold enough around Crater Lake for their still to be snow on the ground, half of the road around the lake was closed still. 
It was nice outside except for when the wind started to blow and than it was just really cold. There was even enough snow up on the rim to build a little snow man. 
Once we'd gotten cold enough at Crater Lake we decided to head back off the mountain. We stopped along the Rogue River on our way back to the camp ground. We took a little walk off the road to see a couple of beautiful waterfalls. 
I love seeing all the green, it's refreshing when I'm use to seeing the dry desert.
I faintly remember the last time we were there. Crater Lake is a lake that formed when the volcano Mount Mazama collapsed. It's known for the brilliant blue water. 
The water is really pretty, cold I'm sure, but we didn't go down to it this time so I don't know for sure. It was cold enough around Crater Lake for their still to be snow on the ground, half of the road around the lake was closed still. 
It was nice outside except for when the wind started to blow and than it was just really cold. There was even enough snow up on the rim to build a little snow man. 
Once we'd gotten cold enough at Crater Lake we decided to head back off the mountain. We stopped along the Rogue River on our way back to the camp ground. We took a little walk off the road to see a couple of beautiful waterfalls. 
I love seeing all the green, it's refreshing when I'm use to seeing the dry desert.
Family Vacation- Day 1
So from San Fransisco (Vacaville actually where we stayed the night at my Aunt and Uncles house) we headed north. The first stop along the way was at Shasta Dam. 
The sign on the door of the visitors center said that Shasta Dam is the second largest dam in the United States. Not really sure how that is measured but kind of cool. After our stop at Shasta Dam we did a quick drive by of the Castle Crags. 
We were trying to find a god place to get a good picture of them from the road. From there we headed north to our camp ground at Joseph Stewart State Park. It was right on the edge of Lost Creek Lake. It was a pretty nice camp ground. After setting up camp we went for a nice walk along the lake shore and had some time to just relax. 
My sisters pulled out the frisbee and we just got to enjoy relaxing around camp. 
We made a campfire and had grilled sandwiches for dinner. It was nice just to sit by the fire and watch the stars come out. There were so many stars to see too. That's one of my favorite things about camping is all the stars in the sky. It's always so peaceful.
The sign on the door of the visitors center said that Shasta Dam is the second largest dam in the United States. Not really sure how that is measured but kind of cool. After our stop at Shasta Dam we did a quick drive by of the Castle Crags. 
We were trying to find a god place to get a good picture of them from the road. From there we headed north to our camp ground at Joseph Stewart State Park. It was right on the edge of Lost Creek Lake. It was a pretty nice camp ground. After setting up camp we went for a nice walk along the lake shore and had some time to just relax. 
My sisters pulled out the frisbee and we just got to enjoy relaxing around camp. 
We made a campfire and had grilled sandwiches for dinner. It was nice just to sit by the fire and watch the stars come out. There were so many stars to see too. That's one of my favorite things about camping is all the stars in the sky. It's always so peaceful.
Family Vacation- San Fransisco
So let me just say that I'm really missing the cooler weather. It's hard to come back to 110+ degrees after being away from it for a week.
It was nice to take a week off of work and out of my life to go on a vacation with my family. At least most of them. Rob wasn't able to make it, because he's in the Dominican Republic until August. I flew up on Friday night and got to hang out with Melissa on Saturday in San Fransisco. It was actually a really nice day. It stayed clear most of the day which I guess it some what rare for San Fransisco during the summer. We went to the library, had lunch down town, went up to Twin Peaks and went and saw Eclipse.
The clouds started to roll in a little bit when we were up at Twin Peaks but it was still relatively clear for San Fransisco.
It was nice to take a week off of work and out of my life to go on a vacation with my family. At least most of them. Rob wasn't able to make it, because he's in the Dominican Republic until August. I flew up on Friday night and got to hang out with Melissa on Saturday in San Fransisco. It was actually a really nice day. It stayed clear most of the day which I guess it some what rare for San Fransisco during the summer. We went to the library, had lunch down town, went up to Twin Peaks and went and saw Eclipse.
The clouds started to roll in a little bit when we were up at Twin Peaks but it was still relatively clear for San Fransisco.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Good Memories.
So I went to lunch with a friend today who finally got me the pictures that we took on the hike of Buckskin Gulch last October. It was fun to go through the pictures and remember how much fun we had on the hike. Plus is was fun to see the pictures of us wading through the water that they took.
Puddles on day one weren't too bad... only about waist deep at the worst.
Although I did end up losing my shoes in one of them. Which was sad, but I had another pair so it was okay. 
The puddles on day two were a little deeper. Probably more like chest deep. We balanced our packs on our heads and waded through. Made it a little more adventurous. 
After getting so wet we loved any sun we could get to dry off in. 
Like I said it was fun to see the pictures cause it brought back such good memories... makes me want to plan another trip. The question is where would we go?
Puddles on day one weren't too bad... only about waist deep at the worst.
Although I did end up losing my shoes in one of them. Which was sad, but I had another pair so it was okay. 
The puddles on day two were a little deeper. Probably more like chest deep. We balanced our packs on our heads and waded through. Made it a little more adventurous. 
After getting so wet we loved any sun we could get to dry off in. 
Like I said it was fun to see the pictures cause it brought back such good memories... makes me want to plan another trip. The question is where would we go?
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