bike ride

I went on a bike ride today. I was out for about 2 hours. I biked all the way from my apartment down to the Kern River Parkway. I had to do some street biking to get there and it made me nervous because people drive like jerks around here. I used the marked bike paths, I just couldn't shake the feeling that I was going to get picked off by a Ford. After my near death experience, I followed a bunch of paths and found a sweet place called The Park at River Walk. I didn't bring my regular camera, but I had my cell phone. Here are some pictures I took:

This is the Brighthouse Amphitheater. I hope they have shows here soon. I think that would be super fun to go to. It reminds me of one of the plotzs they had for Musikfest, where the seats were cut into the hill. This one is just more modernized... Sometimes I forget about the governator.I like this view. There is a lot of pollution so it is hard to see the mountains, but I promise they're there! Funny how this is the third valley I've lived in. Most homes are ranch and are veryclose together. These little guys are everywhere. And where they're not, well, it's very brown. I would love to see a map of the irrigation system throughout the city. I bet it is insane.

Hope you enjoyed my biking pictures. Jeff estimated that I pedaled about 12 miles today. I will be paying for it tomorrow I'm sure.

- Carol

Photog

Buenos tardes mi familia y amigos!

A lot has been going on with me out here, hence the lack of regular updates. Fortunately, I have been taking lots of pictures, so this post will be primarily pictures, with some explanations. It is in chronological order.

<----Turkey the Hut.

If you haven't guessed, Turkey and I have random photo sessions. It's really hard not to with something so adorable.




This is what he does when he wants to be pet on the head.













Hahahaha. Ignore the white fluffs coming out of his 'tocks. He was at the end of a molt and that is just old fur. It's still a funny picture!

The first week of October was "Frontier Days" at school. Think homecoming, but for a brand new school - we don't have rivals yet! I have some great shots of students dressing up for the special days throughout the week, but I don't want to post them online. The picture below is Lindsey and I from the final day of the week, spirit day.

These are from our rally at the end of the day.

How many freshman can fit in the red bug? How many sophomores can fit in the white bug?
The freshman won with 17 people. My thoughts on this challenge: "Fun? Yes. Safe? No, what a horrible idea." I will end the rally pictures with a touching moment... Go Titans!





This next batch of pictures are from last Sunday. Jeff, Lindsey, another friend Kyle, and I went to Six Flags Magic Mountain. I haven't been to an amusement park for a couple years and we had a lot of fun!

We found an alum at Magic Mountain! As we sat down to our $8 bag of popcorn and $3.50 bottles of water, I noticed "Forever Penn State" on the back of another park-goer. I pointed it out and the four of us, being crazy Penn Staters, yell "WE ARE!!" Nice guy. Small world.

Who sleeps at an amusement park?? Oh yeah. This guy.

Kyle needs to pull up his pants. He also needs to look like he's not about to rob the Wendy's.I went to our pool on Tuesday the 9th. I know I haven't posted pictures of the apartment, but these can give you an idea of what the buildings look like. When I first got here the word that came to mind was "resort."
Each building has 8 apartments. One side has entrances A-D, and the opposite side has E-H. You can see the way 2nd floor balconies are set up. I like it. On a related note, the grass absolutely sucks.
This is my new bike. I ordered it two weeks ago and it finally came in. Good things come to those who wait: I got a free kickstand and water bottle + cage! It's a Trek Navigator 3.0. This is what they call a hybrid bike because it's good for road use and trail riding. I'm excited to scoot around the city with it. Hopefully Jeff gets his bike soon so we can check out national park paths.