Havasu - 52 Project - Week 33

I finally made it. Lake Havasu, a large reservoir behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, sitting on the border between California and Arizona. A place many of my friends for the past 15 + years have made their holiday weekend and summer destination.  While I was planning international trips every one of my summers, I would hear the stories and  see the pictures that would come of Havasu weekends. Part of me always wanted experience the river for two reasons, I love new experiences and something kept bringing them back. But alas, I never had a friend with his own boat or was chosen as one of few guy spots available on the boat. And I wasn't going to go to the river just to party at bars. Lame. 

Well thanks to my friends Bobby and Julio, that changed this Memorial day weekend. I got the invite and I took it. I must say that I loved being in a beautiful place of nature, enjoying time with friends, meeting new faces, jumping in the water, adult beverages and being surrounded by beautiful landscapes as pictured "the Gorge". Now toss in some fun bars & mankind's biggest baddest toys- taking music, power, speed and excitement to all sorts of highs. This clash of worlds reminded me of weekends in Glamis. Which is also a really good time (if you have friends with said toys). 

While I still would suggest to many to constantly indulge in new adventures.  I always knew the river would be a good time, I finally got to experience it for myself and know why it draws so many back year after year.  I would much rather do this than say Vegas. 

I got the Havasu crew approval and I look forward to future trips, to do it all over again with these peeps.  It was a great weekend!  I hope yours was as well.

Lets be adventurers - Project 52 - Week 30

I had a great time this past weekend exploring the Bay Area with this one. When asked what I wanted to see while I visited, I threw out a couple suggestions and obviously she had a couple of her own.  We revisited some familiar places and some I had never seen before. We just put our walking shoes on and explored as much of the city as our time and feet allowed. One of the highlights and new to both of us, was the majestic redwood forest of Muir Woods. Its a National Park just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Mill Valley, California. 

Muir Woods provides a terrific opportunity to see some of the oldest, tallest most amazing trees in the country. It is one of the most popular San Francisco attractions and its stunning beauty is a key reason that nearly one million people visit Muir Woods each year. When John Muir learned that William and Elizabeth Kent were naming a redwood forest near San Francisco in his honor, he declared, "This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world." 

It did not disappoint. We must have easily hiked ten miles that day, branching off onto the next trail every time we came to a fork. By the end of the day we were out of water, tired, and no idea where our car was. But our smiles were huge.  Thanks for a great adventure, Shawna!