Mama Gone Green is a blog dedicated to raising happy children and reducing our impact on the Earth. My name is Taryn and I am the mother of 2 young kids and an environmental studies instructor at a community college in Portland, Oregon. Please join me as I journey through life as a mama, teacher, knitter, photographer, gardener, and environmentalist!

Monday, February 23, 2015

California Love

Over the weekend, I got to go on a trip to visit a few of my favorite friends in California. The kiddos stayed home with dad, and I had a few days where the only being I had to take care of was myself. It was really nice.
We spent a day at Pinnacles National Park and went on an 8 mile hike. We saw a California condor, a falcon, and a great horned owl, we crawled through a pitch black cave, and we saw some amazing views.
We ate lots of good food, took a trip into San Francisco, did another (shorter hike) in Tilden Park, and relaxed. It was a perfect weekend, and it feels great to be back home.
Here are a few pictures from Pinnacles... I was regretting that I didn't bring my camera and only had an i-phone to take photos with......












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9 comments:

  1. You lucky girl! :) So happy for you that you could adventure out by yourself and get a good rest!

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  2. What a great trip. The pictures turned out great! So nice to get away every now and then.

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  3. What a great trip. The pictures turned out great! So nice to get away every now and then.

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  4. You took some lovely pictures! The flowers are so beautiful. So happy that you had a great time! Those times are always the best! :)

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  5. Lucky you. Glad you enjoyed yourself.

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  6. It sounds as a great weekend and the photos are really nice :)

    Lluisa xoxo

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  7. I bet you had so much fun and missed the kids, bitter sweet in a way!

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    1. I had the same thought. You want your kids to experience what you experience, but being alone with no one to complain or carry, is nice too.

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