You'd swear I wasn't thinking when we decided this weekend camping trip, but I was! I was thinking, "oh my god, let's go to the forest," and, "let's go to Yosemite!" I've lived in the bay for four years and still had never been. Almost blasphemous, that is.
But OH MY GOD THE TRAFFIC! Quite possibly the worst trip EVER!
I thought it was gonna be perfect; camping, nature, hiking, but the reality couldn't be further from the truth....
We didn't leave Berkeley until after 4.30, so we were already well behind schedule... On top of that, it took us about two hours to get to Livermore, which is actually a 42 minute drive! Absolute ridiculousness. By the time we cleared the traffic and were really on our way it was nearly dark and I was past the point of frustration...
Anyway, drama aside, it was actually not horrible! Stanislaus National Forest is phenomenally picturesque.
I really enjoyed the camping and hiking aspect of it. I even taught the twin how to fish.
She caught on, mostly. Her only issue was keeping the line untangled... It was definitely a laugh. I do regret not hanging out with her enough over the last few months.. Been too busy caught up in our own respective bullshit, so it was nice to hang out a bit before I'm gone for the year.
Then we went to Yosemite, and let me tell you, you just can't properly take it all in during one day...
We didn't leave Berkeley until after 4.30, so we were already well behind schedule... On top of that, it took us about two hours to get to Livermore, which is actually a 42 minute drive! Absolute ridiculousness. By the time we cleared the traffic and were really on our way it was nearly dark and I was past the point of frustration...
Anyway, drama aside, it was actually not horrible! Stanislaus National Forest is phenomenally picturesque.
I really enjoyed the camping and hiking aspect of it. I even taught the twin how to fish.She caught on, mostly. Her only issue was keeping the line untangled... It was definitely a laugh. I do regret not hanging out with her enough over the last few months.. Been too busy caught up in our own respective bullshit, so it was nice to hang out a bit before I'm gone for the year.
Then we went to Yosemite, and let me tell you, you just can't properly take it all in during one day...
