Trip to California

Kelly had a huge business trip touring several sites out West this summer and was gone for 3 weeks (too long!). Lucky for me, I was able to meet him in California in the middle of his trip for a long weekend. It was a nice end-of-summer trip, just what I needed before getting into back-to-school mode.

We spent one night in Livermore, CA. Kelly visited a site in Stockton and afterwards we walked around the small downtown area and ate a yummy lunch at a restaurant that handed out Tootsie pops with the check.

We drove down to Big Sur and enjoyed a hike in the mountains....
A beautiful scenic drive down Hwy 1....

a walk along the beach....

We spent a night in {expensive} Carmel-by-the-Sea. We were lucky to find a room, even if it was just 2 twin beds.
We shopped at the many shops in Carmel, walked on the beach, saw Pebble Beach golf course (along with several others), and went on the 17-mile drive on the way to Monterey where we saw seals and sailboats as we dined oceanside...
We took a walk through Muir Woods. Amazing, awe-inspiring trees...
And a day in San Francisco! We walked around Fisherman's Wharf, enjoyed street performers, ate at Pier 39, stopped in at Ghiradelli's, and drove the crazy up and down streets.
Alcatraz...
Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge...
On our last night we drove up to the Oakland temple...
Another wonderful trip! Can't wait for the next one...