Hello again friends and family! As promised, here are some more photos from our last hike in the Santa Ynez Falls in Pacific Palisades (Santa Monica area on the coast). The first two photos are obviously from the hike. The path was essentially a shallow river bed that led through the a forest (and even a bamboo forest) into a deep gorge that you eventually had to rock climb to get back to a 30 foot waterfall (both pictured here). It was an intense hike which Sarah and I probably won't do again unless we're up for a challenge. It was intense but far from relaxing.
Also pictured here is the Universal Studios backlot as viewed from where I park when I go to the CSI production offices for meetings and spotting sessions. The building you can spot down the alley between the two hangers (between Stage 28 Left and Stage 22 Right) is the main CSI stage, directly across (you cannot see it from this photo) is the Ghostwhisperer stage. I'm not sure what the two main stages are on the immediate right and left but perhaps I'll ask next time I head over there.
Finally, a cute picture of Sarah at the pool at our apartment. Rose, my sister, is in the far left corner kicking her sandals off. Ryan, my brother-in-law, and I were grilling on the shoddy grills. It was so nice to have Ryan and Rose out here for a few days. It made me really miss home a lot--or at least being close to family and friends--but it was so nice having them out here. We had such a great time together--eating, drinking, laughing, cooking, relaxing!! We can't wait to come home this summer and be able to spend some much anticipated time together. Until then, we love all of you and count the days until we're visiting.
-Al & Sarah
