Our friends offered us to spend the night in Murphys (foothills of the Sierras) while Gina was away visiting her brothers. It was a quick, 24-hour trip, but enough time to throw blow-up beds in the car, visit the Columbia State Historical Park, visit the old-time candy shop and gold mining museum, play on the rocks, and then the next day catch crayfish in the river. We realized it was the first time we did a trip without Gina, who was naturally missed.
