boring notes from a weekend adventure

we rented a car for the weekend and took a camping and hiking trip in our new neck of the woods.

it was so fantastic to get out of the psuedo heat and into some serious summer hot, along with dips in the rivers.

our first stop was Etna, CA where we dined at a brew pub and camped in a local park with a few fire fighters who were catching some zzzz's after 18 hours of fighting lightening fires.

the next day we hiked a teeny tiny portion of the PCT (Pacific Coast Trail) to a little lake, ate lunch, and headed back toward home to find a camping spot for the next couple nights.

we stayed near a swimming hole we'd found the first day, and enjoyed a great day hike to a river with a soft rounded bottom of granite. we swam a bit, ate, and relaxed before heading back. it was ridiculously hot - too hot to be on a hike.

our final day we got up a bit late and headed home to explore a bit of the area closer to our new town. i'll have to take some photos of one of the coastal beaches we live near. it honestly looks like a pirate haven. it's pretty incredible.