Rainy Day for a Parakeet

Today was a rainy day so I went to my friend's house and got a picture of one of her two parakeets. The other one wouldn't sit still.

I Found Gold!

I went metal detecting today at two parks. In addition to finding $1.83, I found my first piece of gold, 14 karat, 1.38 grams, pricing it at about $45.

3rd Day of BMX - Calabazas Park

Today was my third day of BMX. We went to Calabazas Park near Cupertino, which has the most awesome BMX dirt park imaginable. I rode for about 3.5 hours, and now every part on my upper body is sore. It was worth it though, and I am without question coming here soon.

Just riding.

Landing one of the small jumps at the park. There are many
sizes, from small ones like these, to ones 10 feet tall. These
were only about 3 feet tall...

First Bmx Bike: Fit Inman 1

Got my first BMX bike today. I managed some tiny bunnyhops after about an hour...

Mystery Asian Coin [Resolved!]

During metal detecting today, I found an Asian coin, but could not figure out what country it came from... Any help?

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Mightyfrog helped out here and told me it was a Taiwanese 10 Yuan.

Southern California Trip 2011: 11/20 - 11/23

We decided to head down from the Bay Area to southern California earlier this week since a friend - his name is "Mightyfrog" on Blogspot - was here. We spent a couple of days in the Mojave Desert (where it was freezing) and then came up through Santa Barbara where we did some fishing. Can't wait to go on another road trip!

Old Can at "Hole in the Wall" campground in the Mojave
Desert.

Cacti - "Hole in the Wall".

"Rings Loop Trail" at "Hole in the Wall".

Ring-less part of the "Rings Loop Trail".

The old post office in the town of Kelso
which is also in the Mojave Desert. The
town used to be a base of operations for a
railroad.

Kelso Jail.

A far-away view of the famous Kelso Dunes.

We climbed all the way up here over rocks of many sizes
in search of a supposed trilobite area. Sadly, we didn't find
anything. Zoom in to locate our car.

Fishing at the pier in Santa Barbara. Photo credits to
Mightyfrog.

Out of the three baby halibut I caught, this was the smallest.
Mightyfrog and I only caught tiny fish, but nobody else on
the pier was catching any, so I guess we did pretty good.

My fourth and final fish. I looked it up, and it seems to be
called an "island kelpfish". I'm not sure though. Photo
credits to Mightyfrog.

Ah, my favorite thing of the day. Mightyfrog ended up
accidentally hooking an octopus that took his bait. We
removed the hook without a problem, and the little guy swam
away safely. Credits to Mightyfrog once again, as my hands
were covered in octopus goo and I was unable to hold a
camera.

The Caterpillar is Now a Moth!

Yes, that beautiful blue caterpillar has just turned into a moth. I thought it would be a butterfly, but I guess not. This moth was very unusual though. It had two weird looking antennae in the front. I know the picture is not good quality but this is what I got before it flew off. The problem is, it was still inside when it flew away (I was taking pictures) and new we don't know where it is... Good luck little buddy!