Lake Tahoe

We drove up to Lake Tahoe this weekend and stayed in a cabin on the south shore of the lake. We went snow shoeing and cross country skiing and did a lot of relaxing on our lakeside cabin. There was a lot of snow up there, but it was nicely sunny and warm, so it was a nice taste of winter without the bite. Here is a link to some photos:

Tahoe

Chris' parent's visit to California

Chris parents Ed and Fran visited fair California this past weekend. They told us the spring time weather was quite welcome after the long winter. We said, "gosh, we know what you're talking about, it rained for three weeks. It was miserable. California winters are so tough."

That snarkiness aside, we had a fine action packed visit. Upon landing in San Jose we whisked them over the Santa Cruz Mountains for a sea kayak adventure on the Monterey Bay. We saw sea otters, harbor seals and sea lions. It was a fun, if windy, trip. We then jetted back to Mountain View and listened to Olivia perform in the Nova Vista Symphony. The next morning we got going nice and early, bought some crab, grass fed beef tenderloin and oranges at the Mountain View Farmer's Market. We then drove to Pinnacles National Monument for a 7 mile hike through the High Peaks. We returned to feast on crab and beef. The next day Ed and Fran headed to the city on the train where they then rented bikes and rode from Fisherman's Wharf and across the Golden Gate Bridge and back. We met them in SOMA and brought them to an apartment in Potrero Hill where we proceeded to sign a lease. We have only 3 weeks left of suburban life. At some point during this visit we slept, laughed and ate. We all had fun and look forward to the next visit.

Clearly we had a big visit. For the trip from the point of view of Ed and Fran, go here.

Here is a link to a photo album of our trip:

Mom and Dad Adams visit to California