Visiting with Greg

We were fortunate to find a hotel very close to where Greg lives, and that made it pretty easy to get together for our short weekend visit.  We met Greg and his girlfriend Katherine at Big Basin Redwoods State Park for some nature-time on Earth Day.  (Note to self -- everybody thinks nature-time is fun on Earth Day, making the parking just a tad ridiculous ;-)

Greg and Katherine, Big Basin Redwoods State Park (SP), Boulder Creek, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Carol and Greg, Big Basin Redwoods SP, Boulder Creek, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Father of the Forest, Big Basin Redwoods SP, Boulder Creek, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Nice Overlook, outside Big Basin Redwoods SP, Boulder Creek, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

The next day I was able to go visit someone who I have been listening to for more than 12 years via AugioDharma.org -- Gil Fronsdal.  He was an ordained Buddhist monk, has a PhD from Stanford, and now teaches Vipassana Meditation (you might know it as Mindfulness Training).  If you have any interest or curiosity into this sort of thing, I'd strongly encourage you to listen to some of his Dharma podcasts.  They, like everything at the Insight Meditation Center, are offered freely.

Insight Meditation Center (IMC), Redwood City, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Another Redwood, Redwood City, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

So after my mindfulness meditation sessions and dharma talk (for which neither Carol nor Greg wished to join me ;-), it was time to get my haircut so I would no longer be mistaken for Aqualung or a random homeless guy.  Then we went out to dinner with Greg and took a few more photos.

Here's To Ya!, San Jose, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Carol and Greg in the Sun, San Jose, CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

Nice Photo Backdrop, San Jose CA, April 2017 © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

It was great to see Greg before he got on another plane.  The timing worked out great, and we got back in time to pick up our RV from the Lazy Daze Factory.  And for those keeping score, it was not finished on Friday, so this turned out to be a perfect side trip.