At Least Go East

Ah yesh, Honey is at it again...Bear Lake, UT.

My Tahost, Graham, totally ripped it on the ol' Trolls. Best $5 ever spent...

I lived in CA for nearly a year over half a decade ago, and one thing that always struck me about the NorCal area were the trees. Whether it is the gigantic Ponderosa and Lodgepole pines, sequoias and redwoods, or the vibrant and smooth Pacific madrones, this place feels good and the forests are fine.

A lot of the forests catch on fire here. It's pretty darn dry, so don't flick your hot butts. The tree below (is it a sequoia?) has some battle wounds but has not been turned to total toast.

Destruction is natural.

See how little Honey is next to that giant...

It's not lipstick...Yes, people, rednecks exist damn near everywhere.

And so do small amphibians, like this Red-Bellied Newt. We saw many of them out walkin' in the rain near Ukiah. Turns out these guys have a deadly neurotoxin that they can use to kill...not sure how that works but nobody was hurt...

Papa Jay and Solo Man. Great Kid; Dad...not so much.

Just joking.

Hey, my old massage therapy pal has been getting some press. Go Gibran!

Some simpler cross country skiing put a good break between car time. Lake Tahoe is bubbling with lake-town energy. Late night bowling and skiing almost anywhere...nice. It's insanely crowded on the roads and with the new snow there are chain stops, literally guys checking to see if you have chains on the wheels to get over the pass...well yours truly r-u-n-n-o-f-t right past them there stops and yelled back that I's from WV and we don't need nobody ta tell usn's whatta do 'bout no weather. Ptya!