47 Buttermilk Bend Trail

Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I tried to post a blog but I thought it would be fun to share a few of the places I’ve been since Kae & I returned to California. I suffered a bit of memory loss with my stroke in 2020 so I’ve forgotten how to use some of the more detailed programs on my computer so this is good exercise to get my brain working again.

The Buttermilk Trail is one of many trails in the South Yuba River State Park in Northern California and it is one of the most popular because of the springtime flower display and views of the Yuba River. This park is also the home of the recently restored Bridgeport Covered Bridge. So it was last April that my friend, Barbara Musser, and I took her dog, Bodhi, for a walk on the trail. It was a beautiful day the the blooms were fantastic!

#46 Doran Regional Park-Bodega Bay

 We went to Bodega Bay in July where we celebrated my birthday with friends Margaret, Anita & Tricia. We stayed at the Bodega Bay RV Park which isn’t our favorite place but it was available & we all needed a change of scenery during this pandemic. This trip was shortly after my stroke and I was in pretty rough shape but my friends gave me this fantastic birthday party and, more importantly, emotional support. I was pretty fragile and they propped me up and helped me believe that I would be better and I am so thankful to them.

So we all went to Bodega Bay at the end of September and stayed at our favorite place, Doran Regional Park where our campsites are out on the jetty so we have water all around us. It’s just a fun spot. There were 8 of us on this camping trip so there was lots of good food, conversation, campfires and just plain old fun.

It was overcast in the morning but usually burned off in the afternoon which gave Anita & Sherian a chance to fly their new kites. Margaret, Sherian, Marrilee & I also got a chance to travel over to an area with great views for photography.