Hometown 4th of July

This 4th of July was a busy one for us. We traveled north for my 20 year high school reunion and to visit with family. It was a weekend filled with hiking...



...and climbing rocks...



...to see a waterfall (Faery Falls):



We watched the hometown parade complete with loud firetrucks...



...pretended to drive Grandpa's Jeep...



...and played croquet:



We watched Mt. Shasta grow pink with alpenglow at sunset...



...and had a driveway fireworks show:



We dressed up and reunited with old friends, some who I hadn't seen for 20+ years:



It was hustle-bustle, but it felt good to get out of town. The hike to the waterfall was a bit of a wakeup call for my inner adventurer. We had to walk on a skinny and gravely (aka slippery) trail on the edge of a drop-off to get to the falls. The walk was totally worth it- I need more of this!

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." ~ John Muir