While the bed was a good thing last night, air quality in Kern County is ridiculously poor – dust, smog and huge cattle feedlots make for a stinky, hazy landscape, and whether due to the air, a bad meal, or flu, I got up at 5AM this morning to refund my dinner – twice. Return to the wildlife refuge was delayed a bit as a result, but once there the cranes were found in abundance. Sadly the birds were ridiculously wary, so the sandhill crane remains a photograph on the “most wanted” list.
The trip came to an end by midday with a return to Culver City. A week of time off from work remains, with the plan being to spend time on side projects and visit some local attractions with Audrey. Additionally, I need to figure out the score card on my 2011 predictions (it doesn’t look good), and come up with some highly questionable picks for 2012.
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Hi Ryan,
How about making a worried old Aunt happy and investing in one of these?
We are so proud of all that you do!
Love,
Aunt Ret
One of the things on my bucket list has been to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, and if that ever becomes a reality then I’ll most definitely look into a locator. In the mean time, be very glad that your nephew isn’t Alex Honnold, who is famous for his feats in climbing impossible cliffs without ropes 🙂