I decided to make the drive down to Ano Nuevo to check out the Northern Elelphant Seals during the pupping season. During the pupping season, all the hikes into the pupping areas are guided. You can go there other times of the year without being guided, and still see Elephant Seals though. I decided to take the guided tour to see what I could learn. While these seals come to this area twice a year, the spend a vast majority of their time out at sea, far out at sea. While that must be a tiring existence, when they are here this time of year, they are generally here for around three months or so. Must be they get the majority of their rest for the year here. It is supposedly a 1.5 mile hike from ... read more

I decided to drive the two hours down to Monterey to look for places to stay next month for the Pebble Beach Pro Am, and just check out the area a little. I didn't make it out to the farthest point into the Pacific on the Monterey Peninsula, but wish I had.... read more

After watching the Michigan State vs. Penn State game at The Old Pro in Palo Alto, I took the recommendation from a Penn State alum to head West up to highway 35 for the good views up there. You can see West to the Pacific (on a clear day), and across the Bay East to say Hayward and North of San Jose. My Spartans did not fare well on that day. However, back in State College Pennsylvania where it had snowed earlier in the day and was the site of the game, was much colder than in Palo Alto. Felt like about 75 degrees in the mid day heat. They claim The Old Pro is the best sports bar in the Bay area. They did have a lot of TVs there, and many games on at ... read more

From the rooftop of the building where I was working, it looked like I took these photos around lunchtime. It was a crystal clear day that day.... read more

I stopped by Treasure Island this day to take a few photos since the sky was quite clear. Even though it was warmer in Berkeley, the breeze kept things fairly cool on the island.... read more