The most natually thing to do after hiking was to take him drivng up the steep Berkeley hills. We found the Berkeley Rose Gardens! It’s 3.6 acres of roses, 250 varieties, and roughly 2500 bushes. The terraces and gardens were built as a WPA project in the 1930’s. It’s pretty amazing, no wonder it’s booked […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Rose GardenKristin’s dad returned from a 9 day hike in the Sierra Nevada’s. I think he climbed to the summit of at least 3 mountains above 14,000 feet. (That’s tall if you didn’t know. I’m only 6 feet.) He also climbed down, yes… down, to Death Valley and stood 282 feet below sea level. No, we […]
Continue Reading... 1 Comment.Well, my dad arrived today – he has come to visit for just a couple of days, before he goes and climbs some mountains in Colorado. Sounds random, but he’s been doing it for years. It’s nice to only have been here for a couple of weeks (literally!) and see another familiar face (I mean, […]
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