Author Archives: Emily
Exploring Highway 1
When my brother, Dave, was here, we spent an afternoon driving up the iconic Highway 1 along the California coast. We started from Big Basin, headed to the coast, and drove north, stopping along the way to experience the windy … Continue reading
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Hawaii!
Yes, it’s true, we went to Hawaii! We spent a week on Kauai, in a cute island cottage with palm trees outside and chickens roaming the property (turns out that’s an accurate description of any place on the island, including … Continue reading
Happy Birthday(s)!
Since Ryder and I have birthdays four days apart, we get to string our celebrations out for the whole span. How better to celebrate than with two cakes…  (chocolate cake with speculoos cookie butter frosting)  (surprise cake from work) … some new … Continue reading
Exploring Big Basin Redwoods State Park
While my brother was in town, we took a day trip to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. It’s about an hour from our house, the last half on winding roads up into the Santa Cruz mountains. Big Basin has some … Continue reading
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Exploring our neck of the woods: Byxbee Park
My brother Dave came for a visit recently and we took the opportunity to do some more exploring. First up was a visit to the Palo Alto Baylands Park and the adjoining Byxbee Park. The Baylands park itself wasn’t much … Continue reading
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