Meredith and Chris invited me on a kayaking trip with them - we went up to Whiskeytown Monday morning and paddled around the Whiskey Creek area.  All those workouts with AJ are paying off - I loaded and carried my own kayak!  I did have help getting back up the hill after kayaking for three hours, but I think I could have even done that by myself.

It's still a beautiful lake, even with all the fire damage from the Carr Fire.  We saw a bald eagle, lots of ducks, some osprey, and one blue heron trying to be invisible.  I only had my cell phone camera for photos, so I couldn't get a good picture of him without disturbing him too much.  

I had my good camera with me, but I forgot to put the memory card in it - bummer!