- Point Reyes Wildflowers 2009
- The French Laundry
- Lake Berryessa and Monticello Dam
- Ad Hoc
- Dim Sum with Michael & Jules
- Lindow Lab Snowshoe Trip 2009
- Ridin' Blind plays Red House
- Full Belly Farms CSA
- Earthquakes v Galaxy
- F5C Work Party
- First Time Go-Karting
- Jules Qualifies- Luna Ristorante
- Father's Day in Stern Grove
- The Day That Telnet Dies
- MotoGP 2009 at Laguna Seca
- High Score on Bubble Bobble
- Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy
- Hike to Rattlesnake Ridge
- Weekend in Big Sur
- Training Hikes
- Snow Mountain Wilderness
- Backpacking in Point Reyes
- Wicked
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On Saturday Jules and I wanted to go on a hike so we drove north in search of a trailhead. We passed by one little lake that only had some fishermen and no signs of trails. Even though I thought Lake Berryessa would have more boat-happy people, we made our way over there.
As it turns out, we were the only ones in the parking lot. In fact, when we got there we didn't see anyone on the lake at all. No boats, no people. So we decided to walk along the edge of the lake for a while. The water level looked low, but with the recent rains, some of the plants that had started to grow near the water line had become submerged. You can't really tell from my photo, but there were bubbles forming on the leaves of the plants. Oxygen creation in action?
We continued to hike around and watch the water fowl. Eventually we made our way to a small hilltop overlooking the lake and I gave Jules her birthday present: a small blue bag from Tiffany & Co. I let her unwrap it until she got to the ring case and I promptly snatched it back. I sheepishly got on one knee, opened the ring case and blurted out "willyoumarryme?" at such a rate that Jules didn't even hear what I said. But she assumed correctly and said yes. At that point I looked at the ring case and noticed I was holding it upside down. Why would the bigger half be on top? That doesn't make any sense.
After she said yes I proceeded to try and put the ring on her finger. Failure! The ring was too small. So we had to pack it up for later.
After a little while we decided to leave the lake and check out a dam that we saw on the map. The dam itself ended up being fenced off but we got a pretty good view from the parking area. Apparently it has one of the largest spillways of any dam. They actually referred to it on the sign as the "glory hole." Perhaps they didn't know?
After the dam we returned back to Yountville to prepare for dinner at Ad Hoc!
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Dec 24, 2008 ... Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California. This reservoir is formed by the Monticello Dam, which provides water and ...
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Monticello Dam was constructed between 1953 and 1957. The dam is a medium concrete-arch dam with a structural height of 304 ft (93 m) and a crest length of ...
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52 weeks ago
Thanks all :D It was a pretty awesome day. No rattlesnakes in sight, though there were plenty of duckies.
52 weeks agoThey were mostly coots. Only a few mallards were seen. :)
52 weeks ago>_>
52 weeks agoWOW! I think I just cried. Congrats! Amy kept thinking it was coming last weekend at French Laundry, but I told her, Mike will do something more special then that...and you did! Nice job!
52 weeks agoWow, this moment really sneaks up on you and then POW. How appropriate!
52 weeks agoCongrats, Jules and Mike!
Hooray! Congratulations Mike and Jules!
52 weeks agoI had no idea what was going to happen in this moment, which just made reading the news all the more amazing. Congratulations! (and please tell me the wedding/honeymoom won't be until after commercial launch :-) )
52 weeks agoCongrats, Mike! And thanks for not simply changing your Facebook relationship status to "engaged." This is way classier.
52 weeks agoCongrats to both of you. May your life together be full of many oxygen bubbles and surprises!
52 weeks agoSneaky - and awesome!!! Congratulations you two! So happy for both of you!
52 weeks agoHoly Crap!! Congratulations you two! =)
52 weeks ago