Los Angeles!

I'm in LA visiting Marc and Kristin for the weekend between conferences. Dad is also here to visit a horse racing track. I had lunch with Marc and some of his friends Friday and visited Griffith park in Burbank. The park had great views (including the Hollywood sign) and I saw a little of the observatory.

More aquarium

And fancy drink! The area was along the coast with a barrier island, which was the first time on a barrier island!!

More Florida

Also from the aquarium!

Conference in Sarasota, FL

Last week I was at a conference in Sarasota on Harmful Algae, which cause red tides leading to fish kills and beach closures. It was nice weather and the water was pretty. I got a few runs in, too. I did a five minute talk and an associated poster and I think they went well.

Highest point in Texas

Kyle and I went on a camping and hiking trip with Dave and Kristina to Guadalupe mountains national park. We drove over the day the government reopened, so that was good timing! We were afraid we wouldn't make it. Thus, we dubbed our trip the Government Reboot tour.

Here is a picture from the top of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. More pictures to come, once I have a chance to sort through them.

ACL2

We also saw Depeche Mode (briefly) and then Muse. Fun and muse were the best! It rained some but was manageable, but unfortunately
Sunday was cancelled due to flooding and power outages.

ACL

Kyle and I had three day passes for the Austin City Limits music festival. We spent half a day there Friday and got to see fun. and Vampire Weekend.