passing these old rusted warning signs, what did they say? i think they said "run!"

california. love you.
first stop! yuba river, thanks to dear friends jason and kate, (who are getting married this year!) kate planned an epic birthday weekend camping trip for jason, which is an awesome thing to do. think about all the birthday parties you have been to, where you talked to a friend of the host and had a rad chat, but then you all leave and that is that.
spending a weekend with your friends friends is more like a friendship marathon. we met and got deep with bunches of rad and inspiring people.
kate herself is full of brilliance and rad. like a camp counselor of fun really.
we jumped off rocks, floated down the river in inner tubes, swung on rope swings, bbqed tons, drank beer, laid in the sun, played whiffle ball, snacked, plotted, laughed, sang a long.


this is chuck, who gave us a sibley's field guide to birds of western north america. birding is our new hobby, thanks to chuck!

so thanks buzz, thanks jason and kate, thanks fiddle creek. thanks new friends, thanks sunshine, thanks california!