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There are Easier Ways to Get to Auburn

  At about 11am yesterday, Jon got off the lift at Crow's Nest to sample the fresh powder of the recent Tahoe blizzard. Skier's left at the top of Crow’s is the eastern boundary of Sugar Bowl Resort. Sometimes people like to dip under the boundary just a little, and then dip back in. The powder is always fluffier, deeper, and steeper on the other side? On previous days, Jon had dipped under that line, albeit further down the run. Therein lay the potentially fatal mistake. If you dip under the left boundary at the very top, you can never ski back in; you have bought yourself a forty-mile hike to the town of Auburn. According to Jon, from the start the problem was hubris. He was sure if he kept riding and turning right that the ski area would appear shortly. By the time he stopped and looked at the map, he had dropped about 300 vertical meters below the resort. His GPS and maps were spotty and he was distrustful that they were accurate.  After reaching Onion Creek bottom he start
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Leah and Axel are Both Otters!

  Just before heading out to Monterey for the Otter Open Disc Golf Tournament, Axel received his acceptance letter to the Computer Science program at CSU Monterey Bay, the program Leah just graduated from in December. Two otters in the family and I could not be more proud. My two otters with the mascot, Monty Rey. Axel repping the merch. We got a little crazy at the student union store. On our way to Monterey we stayed, night one, in San Juan Bautista. The Hacienda de Leal is a great hotel with a magical olive orchard courtyard. 10/10 would recommend. Jon and Axel at the fountain. The oldsters in the orchard. The acceptance package came with social media props, naturally, which we tested out in the orchard. At lunchtime the next day we visited the old mission. Axel on the original Camino Real Jon on an offshoot of el camino. The cute gen x'rs. Axel glad to be on the right side of the bars. Once in Monterey we were able to visit a bunch with Leah. One very fun excursion was to a sof

Ventura to Morro Bay

 Ventura to Morro Bay, by way of Santa Barbara and Slovang. A photo log. Jon grilled carne asada tacos at camp last night and we devoured it. Then we watched the sunset at the beach. Sunset. Beach. Then we had the moonrise. This morning we played 18 holes at Mohawk Disc Course on Cachuma Lake. We’ve been cherry-picking the highest rated courses on UDisc and it is paying off. Wonderful round. This is us after finishing hole 18. We accidentally parked in front of the tee for hole five. We were left a funny note from a local disc golfer. After that we went to Solvang and ate sausages, potato salad, Radlers, and Reislings at a beer garden. Jon and Axel window-shop as the horse drawn trolley passes. Windmill in the background. I now want to re-watch the movie “Sideways.” Axel and I on the streets of Solvang. I bought a Danish Christmas ornament and some Viking-themed stationery. Axel bought a 1000 piece Solvang puzzle that we will have to somehow put together without the cat stealing any pi

Venturing to Ventura

 From Hensley Lake we traveled further south, to Tapo Canyon in Simi Valley. There we camped and played at an amazing disc golf course in Thousand Oaks called Sapwi. It was large and beautiful, like a botanical garden. Located near the Reagan Presidential Library, the park dripped of tax dollars and we were there to appreciate it. This morning we drove to Ventura, where we are camped on the beach. Further inland, we played at Coyote Point Disc Golf Course. It is near Ojai. The course itself is part of a large campground and park at Casitas Lake. Had we known about the camping we might have stayed there. Note to future self. The course was even better than Sapwi. Gorgeous views, manicured fairways, but truly birdie-able. This afternoon we did some sightseeing in Ventura and visited the Mission Buenaventura, founded by Junipero Serra in 1782. I do love an old building. Jon and Axel at the Mission. Axel took this photo of my favorite flower. An old violin at the Mission ❤️ Disc golfing in