Bass lake fireworks!!!

On the fourth of July we decided to go to Bass lake to see the fireworks. On the way to the lake, there was heavy traffic. It was difficult to find parking , but after a long and tiring search we finally found a spot! Then we hiked to a spot near the beach & firework platform. We had a relaxing day of swimming, eating & reading! After that we had a great time watching the fireworks!
Ricky

Jr. Black Belt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This year I tested for my jr. black belt! Only four or five jr. black belts have been promoted in our martial art. I'm very happy about my promotion! Since my last test I have gained both skill & strength! The night I tested I didn't even know I was going to test! So when Appo told me to preform a kata I was confused, he said you're test will depend on how well you do this kata! I was pretty scared; so when I did the kata I froze up & did badly. Appo gave me one more chance & that time I did really well & passed the test!
Ricky

Hetch-Hetchy

We went off in the morning, to go to Yosemite. While we were going through Yosemite a fire started, so we knew wouldn't be going back the same way! As we continued along to Hetch-Hetchy we saw the beautiful sights of Yosemite! We finally got to Hetch-Hetchy , & saw what we could see. Then we went to cascade rest stop & had dinner & went swimming! We exited through the arch gateway!
Ricky

Big Sur camping trip

This is another Congressional award trip that i planned. This is part of the exploration/expedition section of the award. So I planned the food, activities, & schedule of this trip!
Big Sur is a forest on the California coast about an hour from Monteray. It is a staggeringly beautiful place, with huge trees & rugged coastlines along with calmly running streams!
On Sat. we had strawberry pancakes for breakfast! Then we hiked to Mcway falls( a waterfall that runs directly into a beach)! After the tiny fourth mile hike we went on to do a very rugged hike called the Mt. Manuel peak hike. This hike in places was no wider than two feet.It was a very difficult hike! For dinner we had chili cheese dogs, with fire roasted hot dogs!
                                                                                                                                                  Billy :D

Channel Islands Trip

This year I started a program called the congressional award. The basic principles of this award are that the participant needs to set his/her goals & fulfill them. For the fitness section of the award I chose scuba diving! My goal was to get certified. I have fulfilled that goal now.
For my certification trip I went to the channel islands with bobs dive shop. We left Thursday & got there around 8:30. At 9:00 we had orientation which gave us a basic knowledge of what was going to happen and also the rules of the boat. The boat left the dock around three in the morning & arrived at the channel islands around 8:30 in the morning.
On Friday we had pancakes, eggs, sausage, and bacon for breakfast! It was a well made, good tasting breakfast. During the day we went on several dives which was an amazing experience! We saw some urchins the size of a soccer ball!
I saw a lot more life Saturday including a California sea hare ( a type of sea slug ) & a sea cucumber! We also completed the necessary 5 dives for certification & I did one dive without my instructor, which was very exciting!
Billy :D