Utica Reservoir Trip, September 12th-14th, 2014

We arrived at the lake after dark and started unloading the boats. We shoved off at about 9:00 PM, got organized, and set off to the island we were going to be camping on. It was a beautiful, clear night, and we could see quite a few constellations in the sky. After about half an hour, we got to the island, unloaded our gear, and settled in for the night. We spent nearly all of the next day swimming and boating around the reservoir. We will definitely have to make this trip a regular event, as it never fails to be a very fun time.

Monterey Trip, August 22nd-24th, 2014

This year a change in the regular bike trip was in order. It started by camping in the Veterans Campground above the city of Monterey on Friday. Saturday morning's breakfast was Scout made pancakes, then a bike trip to Point Pinos for tide pooling and lunch. Next up was the ride to Carl's Jr. a few blocks from the Monterey Bay Aquarium for dinner. After dinner we walked to the Aquarium to stay the night inside. This was a lot of fun for all to see it at night. Sunday breakfast was inside the Aquarium, then we packed up and started the trip home.

Natural Bridges, August 9th, 2014

A nice hike to a local wonder that cooled us off on a hot day. We didn't expect any water, but to our surprise, the entire cave system was full of cool, refreshing water. We spent a few hours swimming around and observing all of the calcite formations on the cave walls. We will definitely have to return to this place soon.