It's been a few weeks since I have posted (sorry Mom) - so get ready for multiple adventures in one post! Two weekends ago, I finally made it over to Angel Island, a state park just off the coast of SF that you can get to by ferry. Deemed the "Ellis Island of the West", it has incredible heritage and some great hiking trails with sweeping views of the city and Marin. Can't believe I have never adventured over to it before. It has for-sure become one of my favorite places close to the city. Then this past weekend, my dad came into town and we had big plans to adventure down to Yosemite on Saturday. However due to rain and flooding the Valley was closed and we had to improvise. We headed down the coast along Highway 1 and cut in-land to explore Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The day was spent trying to wrap our arms around as many big trees as possible and searching for any signs of a 'sass'quatch and it was pure brilliance. Sometimes cancelled plans turn into amazing spontaneous adventures and this day was the perfect example of that. So thankful to have a Dad that will come and visit me and hike around big trees and talk about life, dreams and goals with me. Love you Daddio!
Here are some photos from the past few weeks (musings continued after):
7 banana slugs, 5 beers, 3 hikes, 1 father tree, 1 flooded National Park, 4 In & Out burgers, 1 jammin' Spotify playlist, 5 sunsets, 1 ferry ride session of yoga, 3 bike rides, and so many chats and laughs later I am officially in my last 3 weeks in SF. It's insane how quickly my time here has gone by, but here's to soaking in as many west coast adventures as I can in the next two weeks and keeping the stoke alive while I am back in Ohio. Get ready for a hella sappy post in 2 weeks!
Cheers - keleniak
#heckyaSF