Yeah, that was kinda a weird day for sure man. That summer sucked for me. I was working my ass off, not making much money, just barely enough to get by, and I didn't really feel rooted in CA at all. That being said, you and a few other people were good people for sure. Part of me thinks that if I had just stuck it out there for a while longer it would've been better. Of course the winters were amazing, but the summers were a struggle for me. Regardless, I'm glad I ended up moving home. When I finish school (again..lol) I will be in a field that I want to be in, and I'll be making enough money to live reasonably. I'm really hoping to find a teaching gig in WA somewhere ideally on the western side of the Cascades north of Seattle, but we'll see. Either way man, no matter where I end up, you got a place to visit/ride. And now for my favorite quote from Yodelay and that summer:

"HOLY SHIT!!!!! BEAR!!!!!! OH FUCK!!!!"

^^Classic.

Yeah, I don't really have anything to prove to anyone on here except myself. I definitely plan on contributing some stoke though when I move back out west once I'm certified to teach. I'm countin' down the day brother...

yeah, I still have calculus homework, and a physics exam tommrow to study for, but I can't tear myself away from this place.

Glad to see you found your way here. I think you'll dig the resources around here. Good shit for sure.