Sporadic dispatches from the hinterlands.
I did a lot of paddling this summer, on the SUP, surfski, and OC1. I spent some time working on my surfski skills, but I’d still choose the OC1 for longer open-water voyages. In the past month, Joy was kind enough to shuttle me on two solo point-to-point paddles: the Davenport Downwind route in September and Santa Cruz Harbor to Moss Landing yesterday.
When the gray days of winter come, maybe these sunny pictures will motivate me to keep getting out there.
The day after Labor Day.
We spent five days in the Point Reyes area, staying in Point Reyes Station (at Dino's airbnb), doing a few paddling sessions on Tomales Bay and some nice walks. There were plenty of migrating birds to enjoy (and puzzle over).
August 27-30, 2018
Mid-February is often a good time to find snow in Yosemite Valley, but not this year. We had a great snowy stay in the Valley in 2016, so we reserved a hotel room early for another winter weekend visit. This time the weather turned out to be more like Spring, so we had a different sort of trip. The bad news: no snow. The good news: 4-mile trail was open, so we hoofed it up there on Friday, straight out of the car. We found a spot with a sunset view and spent the last part of the day watching the light change.
We spent Saturday wandering in the Valley (Mirror Lake & lunch at the Ahwahnee), and had a nice walk up the South Fork of the Merced on the way home Sunday. Good weekend.
