Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Big Basin



Went backpacking in Big Basin State Park with Jeremy and Greg over the weekend. We did 10 miles to get to the camp site which included walking past 3 water falls. And stopped for a bit after lunch to watch two newts mate. Once we set up camp we did the two mile walk to the beach. It was very windy so we just watched the wind surfers for a bit and then walked back. Next day we did the 10 mile hike back to the park entrance. The first part of the trip back had a sign that said: Warning, very step, recommended only for horses. I was weirdly energized during that part of the hike which worked out nicely. The rest of the way back was a nice and reasonably level walk. Greg noticed a fire in the distance and Jeremy called it in. Turned out a community center in the middle of the woods had an illegal fire going. Not sure if we stopped the forest from burning down or just caused a non-profit to get fined.

Good times followed by pie at Marie Callenders.

Some pictures here and more here.

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