Dodge Ridge Trip

We took a trip to Dodge Ridge Ski Resort to go skiing on the Thursday and Friday before my winter break ended. I was signed up for a level 4 group lesson on both of the days. Dodge Ridge didn't get a lot of snow, though it was forecasted to snow the day after we …

Bruce Munro: Stories in Light

Bruce Munro, an artist, is known for his creations of large, light-based artwork. We saw 7 pieces of his artwork while we were at Montalvo, all of them inspired by the book series by C.S. Lewis: Narnia. The first work of art we saw was titled "Gathering of the Clans." This piece consists of hundreds …

San Fransisco

For Memorial Day weekend, my family, including grandparents, went to San Francisco for a day and a half. Our first day, we started off by checking into our hotel. After dropping off our bags, we started the long walk to the Ferry Building (also mentioned in ‘A Day In San Francisco’). We grabbed something to …

Hiking at Calero County Park

Calero County Park had just cut a new trial into the mountain. My mom, my sister, and I decided to go and Hike one of the trails. We ended up hiking the Lisa Killough Trail. The trail is lined with beautiful wildflowers of all types and colors. After reaching a fork in the road, we …

Avila Beach

Over spring break, my family and I went to visit my grandparents at Avila Beach. Avila Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County. Avila Beach was the main shipping port in the last part of the 19th century. On our way to the beach, we decided to stop and eat lunch at Madonna Inn. …

Rome Part 1

Day 1 I was shaken awake at 3:45 and was told "get dressed, we are leaving for the airport in 15 minutes". We got into the car and headed to the SFO airport. On the first flight of the day, to New Jersey, I read my book.  After a short layover in New Jersey we got …

Rome Part 2

Day 4 We decided to visit Ostia Antica, the ruins of an old port town on the outskirts of Rome. We took a regional train out to Ostia. We walked around in the ruins looking at buildings, marketplaces, and a grand amphitheater. The amphitheater was a huge stone semicircle, with marble tiles lining the bottom …

Weekend at Pinecrest

Our trip started in a van driving over to Pinecrest. My grandparents joined us on this trip. We were hoping for some snow, so we could go skiing, but the weather had been too hot the past week. The three and a half hours in the van was mostly spent reading and, for me, working …

A Day In San Francisco

On December 29, 2017, I went to go meet my friend, Olivia, in San Francisco. Olivia and I have been friends since we were in kindergarten. We were on a soccer team together, until I decided that I liked swimming better than soccer.  Then I moved. From then on we mostly communicate via letters. We decided …

Bowling Ball Beach

Bowling Ball Beach gets its name from the giant, round rocks. These rocks are a geological phenomena called concretion. Concretion is sedimentary rock formed by a natural process where mineral cements bind grains of sand or stone into bigger formations. The best time to go is during low tide, so you can stand on the …