Personal 19 Jan 2007 04:50 pm
Idyllwild, California
Well, we got a great introduction to winter - the morning after we arrived at our friend’s house up in Idyllwild (in the San Bernadino Mountains) we were greeted with snow!
We finally got everything packed up, and were ready to leave late Wednesday - and we stayed Wed. night in a place called Mercey Hot Springs. It’s a sweet little place in the middle of nowhere, about 2 hours south east of the Bay Area. See the pictures that I just put up on flickr. We left there yesterday, and after a harrowing drive through LA rush hour, arrived up in Idyllwild, to a wonderful welcome, a warm fire, and great conversation.
We’re heading out tomorrow morning, to who knows exactly where. We are aiming for San Antonio, to stop and visit a friend of Ruth’s, but it will take at least two or three days to get there (Texas is a Big State.)
This is the first day of real down time in a good long time - time without a drive, without stuff to pack, or lug, or errands to run. And I can really feel the fatigue. It will be nice to take a long meandering trip (stopping in neat places along the way) and have a nice restful time in North Carolina, before we head up to Western Mass, to unpack, and settle in. There’s lots to think about, and metabolize, plans to hatch, thoughts to think.
on 20 Jan 2007 at 6:29 am 1.Shawn said …
Great photo of long-eared owl. Loved your other photos as well.