SLO weekend

I’m back.

So basically this weekend’s weather has been beautiful. That’s one of the things I love most about San Luis Obispo: just being able to go outside and enjoy the sunshine and the natural surroundings.

Hiked Bishop’s Peak yesterday night, and it was such a fun, scary, but exhilarating experience. My friends Lisa, Kellen, Catherine, and I started our hike around 7:30pm as the sun was setting. We were having a really good time as we were talking and laughing the whole way up and we got to enjoy the most beautiful view of San Luis Obispo as the sun set on the horizon. We also got a kick out of the cows that surround the base of the mountain and were even tempted to go cow tipping later—although none of us really wanted to knock them over nor did any of us really know how to do it or what would happen if we did, hence why we opted out. Hiking Bishop’s has been a favorite activity of mine ever since I came to school here, and I think it’s a crime to graduate from Cal Poly without hiking it at least once.

Once we got to the top the sky was dark. The weather was perfect as it was still warm and gave us a little tease of what summer will soon entail. It was surprising to see the city’s lights in all their glory because when on the ground San Luis Obispo seems pretty dark. Once we finally opted on leaving is when we panicked a little bit—but as we looked back on the whole experience it was really fun.

Not really thinking about the time of day we would be hiking, we neglected to pack flashlights. Our eyes were still adjusting but all in all it was really difficult to see. Great. Four girls on Bishop’s Peak without any flashlights and only empty water bottles in hand. We started talking about the worst possible scenarios that could happen to us and really started to believe them because we weren’t covering much ground as we struggled to get back. But then a little miracle happened.

The city’s lights had seemed so bright because there was no moon out polluting the sky with light. Lucky for us, however, there was a moon in the sky—a full one to be exact—and just in the nick of time it emerged from behind a cloud to light our path and get us back to flat ground. When this happened, we pretty much ran down the mountain because we were afraid it would soon disappear again and we’d feel like we were stranded for the second time in the night.

We ran all the way back to the car and jumped inside as fast as we could. Out of breath, we were laughing hysterically as we were making jokes about being back in civilization and missing our time away from having the power of electricity and our cell phones in hand.

It probably doesn’t seem that great in words, but we had a good time. It was our little adventure. But if that doesn’t suffice for you, then I guess I will just have to say, “You had to be there.”

Anyways, I went to the Recreation Center pool today and just enjoyed the atmosphere and the sunshine. I love how people still hang out on school on the weekends, even if it’s only because there are sand volleyball courts, lounge chairs, and water basketball only a Poly Card swipe away. Nonetheless, you would have never even caught me dead at school on the weekends in high school… okay, I lied, but the only reason you would find me there was because of basketball practice or a game. Now, I like being at school and spend more time at school than I do at home. Ironic maybe, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. School is where I have the most fun now because I see the most familiar faces and am doing the things I want to be doing.

Seeing the clock it’s about homework time for me. Tonight I get to read about the Beatle’s albums “Help!” and “Revolver” for my Beatles class… Sweet, I know.

The one and only,

LB