ADV #87, Fool's Gold

We did some panning for gold at Columbia State Historic Park. It was actually much more fun than I expected! Thank you to the volunteer who gave us a free lesson.

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ADV #06, Listen to a Fish Story

This is my son's fish story taken verbatim:

We were at a friend's house for a party when the dad had a bite on his line. He asked me to reel it in, so I did. It was a big bass. Then my mom had a friend take a picture. Then he threw it back into his pond.

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ADV #44, Listen to Music in the Park + BONUS Dancing

Dancing to live music in Twain Harte was some good clean fun!

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ADV #85, California's State Flower

Our beautiful state flower, the California Poppy, is actually pretty easy to find in our rural area.

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ADV #13, Make a Fire and Cook Your Dinner on it

This dinner was a wonderful end to a great day at Sunset Beach State Park.

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ADV #61, Foursquare ~ San Pablo Reservoir, Angel Island, Golden Gate Park

We had a fun-FILLED day in the Bay area, going to all three sites.

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ADV #38, Hike to the top of Mount Livermore (Angel Island's highest point)

If my traveling companion didn't whine the whole way up about a sprained ankle (which was totally fine going back down the trail) AND if it would have been clear enough to actually see all the bridges, this would have been a great hike.

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ADV #65, Own an Island

We owned Angel Island (for a second in our imagination).

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ADV #07, Be on a Boat

Took the ferry boat from Tiburon to Angel Island.

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ADV #88, Bridge Walker (15)

Covered bridge in Felton (Santa Cruz County)

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ADV #88, Bridge Walker (11 thru 14)

More bridges on our hike in Big Basin State Park.

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ADV #88, Bridge Walker (6 thru 10)

There were so many bridges on this trail, we actually took the camera out for only about one-third of them. And it was getting so confusing, I started using my fingers to number them! What an awesome hike in Big Basin, though -- totally worth it.

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ADV #88, Bridge Walker (1 thru 5)

Bridges 1 thru 5 were at the parking lot and then the Sunset Trail at Big Basin State Park.

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ADV #74, Go to the Fair (County)

We went to the Merced County Fair on June 17. This photo was taken in the goat barn. We also saw some great photos in the exhibits and caught an exciting rodeo.

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ADV #81, Visit a Waterfall (1 thru 4)

Waterfalls in Big Basin Redwoods State Park: 1) Cascade Falls, 2) Golden Falls, 3) Silver Falls, 4) Berry Creek Falls.

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ADV #08, Go for a Hike (2)

We took the Sunset Trail to the top of the Berry Creek Falls Trail, then came back on the Skyline to the Sea Trail. It was a beautiful but long day. The top photo is at Berry Creek Falls itself.

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ADV #08, Go for a Hike (1)

The Redwood Trail Loop is only .5 mile, on pavement. It's a great introduction to the redwoods in Big Basin State Park, but nothing like the 11+ miles we did the rest of the day.

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ADV #12, Watch a Movie in the Park

We saw Despicable Me in the Merced Courthouse Park last Friday. It was fun, but it definitely doesn't get any cooler in the Central Valley even when the sun goes down.

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ADV #62, Join the Trails Challenge

Sandy, my excellent team partner, joined the Trails Challenge through the East Bay Regional Park District.

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