California, Here We Come!

On Tuesday, September 1, we arose in the "4's" and caught a 7:30 flight from San Antonio to Reno, NV. We were met by Karen and Rick (Carl's sister & B-I-L hereafter known as K&R) and started the gorgeous 4.5 hour drive to Bishop, CA.

We stopped in Walker, CA to have the famous Walker Burger for lunch, and arrived in Bishop about 4:00 p.m. at Stan & Karen's (Carl's brother and S-I-L, hereafter known as S&K) where we are staying.

Bishop sits at about 4000 feet above sea level in the Eastern Sierra and the sub-division where K&R and S&K live sits at about 6400 feet above sea level. The picture below is looking out S&K's front door at Mt Tom which rises 13,648 feet above sea level!














On Wednesday, the Karens and I went into town so that I could have a foot evaluation (I have been plagued by toe cramps when wearing tennis shoes). Sure enough, the young man diagnosed my problem and recommended a shoe for me. I wore them the rest of the day with no cramping so, the next morning, I decided to join Carl, Stan and Karen on a 3-mile walk. The scenery was beautiful (see pictures below) and the toes didn't cramp!