Hike #13 for 2025 was a night hike led by our favorite state park ranger. We were thrilled that the lanterns used real wax candles with real flames. The hike was only about 1/2 a mile and included a history talk with the ranger stopping at several points of interest along the way.
Hello readers and happy autumn season to you! To celebrate this fall season, I’m sharing some of my favorite things right now. I hope you enjoy! quirky cowboy boot vase & TBR books got this card for my mom at Trader Joe’s because we’re always saying this to each other all fall/winter long black French … Continue reading Favorite Autumnal Things
before you go hiking at Elkhorn Slough, stop at Phil’s Fish Market in Castroville for some delicious fried artichoke hearts and fish & chips  Hike #12 for 2025 We hiked a 2-mile loop on mostly flat gravel trails and saw 13 different species of birds! A slough is an inlet that is sporadically filled with … Continue reading Elkhorn Slough – Hike
Our visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium was somewhat disappointing. Many of the live exhibits they have had in the past had been removed. A lot of virtual exhibits had been added. I’m sure this is better for the animals but the experience wasn’t what it once was. It was still enjoyable, but it would … Continue reading Monterey Bay Aquarium 2025
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