Sunday, July 09, 2006

Big Sur

Just got back from a great two weeks in sunny CA w/ folks in the MP. Many thanks to my wonderful hosts! My top 5 CA moments from this trip:

  1. attended BIOGEOMON conference (that’s, BIOGEOchemistry MONitoring) in Santa Cruz, where I presented a poster and hung out with many European scientists, many of whom have welcomed in the age of the male cropped pant (man-capri?)
  2. went to see Dear Nora and The Blow (who's lead singer, amazingly, was Chrissy's roommate at Evergreen) in Oakland
  3. had my first taste of Napa at the Sterling winery
  4. split 22 plates of sushi w/ Lee and Natan at sushi boat restaurant in San Francisco, instituted the “stop at 80% full” rule.
  5. Took a solo backpacking trip to Big Sur...below are a few pictures.