Fourth of July

Fourth of July weekend saw the Chico Ells-duchs heading in different directions. Katya went to Reno; she swam and played. Ross went to Serene Lakes (Tahoe area) with a group of friends. He mountain biked, swam, canoed, and watched the fireworks show over Donner Lake. Mumphie and I travelled to Fortuna so Scott and Jamie could go backpacking in the Trinity Alps, at Canyon Creek.

In the evenings, we would take the girls across the street to run up and down the hill (a 2 yr old sized hill) and walk on big logs. They were fascinated by the neighbor's ivy. I told them it was a fairy gate to another dimension; now I worry that they will be scared of it. You will notice that Izze never leaves home without her monkey on her back.

Mickey being the photogenic one at the waterfront in old town Eureka.

Tuesday, on my way home, I stopped in Redding to hike out to the recently rediscovered Whiskey Town falls and was quite impressed.