April 20th and 21st Like I said, rain and mud and camping don’t jive well with me. I sucked it up and after packing out me and Dad got some breakfast. We were to head south about 20-25 miles, and go camping in Los Padres National Forest. On the way down there we stopped at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, another gem that's on the coastline of California. Photos don't really do it justice, especially with my half crappy Olympus. Hope you like them though.. Soo Dad and his wife Tammy had found our camping place last year during his marathon, and he thought it would be a great place to go camping with me. He was spot on, it was a very nice place to camp. We weren’t around other campers, and we had to ... read more

April 18th We packed out in the morning while the party people were waking up and cleaning up there mess. I fell asleep shortly after leaving Solvang, CA, which is just outside Lake Cachuma. Solvang is a pretty neat little village, and it claims to be the Danish capitol of the USA. It reminded me of Colonia Tovar, a Germanic village in the rainforests outside of Caracas. All the restaurants and cafes, book stores and inns are named things like Mortenson’s Bakery or The Copenghagen Inn. So it was nice to stop there and get a couple Danish pastries and croissants before heading for the coast. We drove to Highway 1, which is probably one of the most beautifully scenic drives in the entire US of A. The coast of California (and a large portion of ... read more

April 15th So apparently I snore quite loud because after the baseball game I hit the hay pretty pretty hard and woke my Dad and Tammy up during the night. In my defense I warned them ahead of time, and I do have a reputation so they really should have sent me to the bathroom to sleep in the tub if they didn't want to get woken up! I guess it's lesson they learned for the next time I visit. The day after the Dodgers game was pretty chill. I didn't do much accept work on this blog and try and figure out how to use some of the features. Since Tammy was leaving for Guatemala the next day she spent most of it inside too, packing and getting ready for a few trips of river ... read more

April 12th I woke up in a camper trailer with a sand dune buggy parked in the back wondering where the hell I was. My hangover from the rum and reggae was in full affect when I realized that I was in Riverside at my friend's place. My buddy Aaron had set me up in some great accommodations, in the drive was his family's 40 foot pull along trailer. The bed was probably better than anything I had slept on since the middle of March! Aaron was working until the afternoon so I hung out with his sister and her newborn baby, Aiko. He was a really cute baby, I wish I had got a picture of him and his mother Heather and brother Dylan, and Grandpa Gus. Seeing the baby that small reminded me of ... read more

First of all, I want to thank everyone for reading my first ever blog entry! Gracias! I’d like to especially thank Jamie Dosch for the AWESOME going away kegger benefit, I couldn’t think of a better way to enjoy my last night in Sioux Falls! (Check out the photos!!) I had a great time with everyone and I’ll miss you all! Enjoy the summer in Sioux Falls or where ever it is that you travel! ... read more