Sunday, September 25, 2016

Cal Visit.

9-25-16 LOS GATOS: We came out Friday for some Cal sun and to see the Cal fam. The days here really are cookie cutter copies of one another—cloudless, dry, warm in the afternoon, cool at night. Where’s the fog, humidity, rain, ice, sleet and all the other varieties of eastern weather?

Friday night we all went to a local pasta place, Aldo’s, that was fine, before we went to the Hotel Los Gatos to deal with our jet lag. Saturday we brought pastries to the mountain for breakfast. Later we all hiked the Los Gatos Creek trail, which runs through the center of town, and is very popular with dog walkers and hikers of all ages. It ends at a dam that contains the local reservoir, but some of us bailed before the last uphill stretch.

On College Ave. going back to town, we saw a lot of birds including Steller Jays and Acorn Woodpeckers. We had lunch in town, and Judy and I napped until dinner at Dio Deka, a Greek restaurant at our hotel. It was excellent, but a bit pricey.

Today we go to SF for the afternoon, and then it’s the red-eye to EWR.


Stellers Jay showing off the blue.

Los Gatos Creek and trail.

View from the mountain.

Joey and Murphy.

Acorn Woodpeckers, the one in the nest atop the utility pole has an actual acorn in its beak.

Acorn Woodpecker in a better pose.

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