One of the most exciting events of 2021 is Charlie’s hike on the Appalachian Trail. After two quarters of UCSC on Zoom, he’d had enough. So in mid-April, he & ML flew to visit Papaw, then to the trailhead in Georgia. At this writing three months later, he is way past half way and hoping to complete the entire trail (almost 2200 miles) by early September. Thank goodness for cellphones and especially Facetime…

• Here’s some info about the AT…
• The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• National Park Service about Appalachian Trail
• Appalachian Trail on ArcGIS
• Appalachian Trail Wikipedia page
• Charlie’s Instagram page (Hikin’ Chuck)
• The AT Museum

Now, here’s a fun batch of miscellany: Nancy & Jered’s family tree, a beautiful water color by Rosa, sunset mists on the mountains, paw print, a fallen fir in the CLHG Playbowl, and Veronica strumming at home in her room…

Two clips of that strumming…

Two trips around towns: the Union Cemetery in Redwood City and around the Old Schoolhouse in Portola Valley…

Alan & I have taken some hikes – here’s a madrone forest, Bob’s antlers, and, more miscellaneous nature…

Last year, due to Covid, the 4th of July picnic was canceled. This year, thanks to Kathleen Moazad stepping up to be the committee chairperson, the event happened (albeit without the BBQ lunch, albeit I made some bratwurst croissant sammies)! Lotsa folks showed up, music happened, kids played games, and a good time was had by all…

Thanks for visiting! Remind me what I’m missing…