Expedition 4: Northern California By Evan Harr

This expedition was pretty cool. We started out with hiking in a pretty cool area near Big Sur, and right next to Pfeiffer State Park called the Ventana Wilderness. It was a really cool place to hike in. There were so many banana slugs and a few hot springs. There were also people that seemed like they live there, and that was very interesting. It was a very cool place to be, and I haven’t really been to an actual wilderness before, so that was cool, and I really enjoyed hiking there.

            After we got out and had a lot more rain, we headed down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was a really big aquarium with a lot of cool exhibits like the sea horse exhibit, the kelp exhibit, and more. We even got to see them feeding the penguins and there was a giant tank full of large fish and two really awesome sea turtles. I really enjoyed the aquarium a lot, and I learned a lot there.

            In that area, there was also a really fun playground that we got to mess around on and a lot of shops that we looked around in. After we were done with having fun and hanging out, we went to a campsite in Half Moon Bay. It was a nice little place to hang out in and enjoy the other people that mainly camped in trailers or RV’s. While we were there, we got to go kayaking up in Greenhorn Slue. We got to see some really cool animals like sea otters and seals enjoying themselves while we kayaked by them. There was also a part where we saw a really big sea anemone and a starfish. We even raced in the water.

            After that was all done, we got to cruise around the city of San Francisco, and we had a lot of fun there. We enjoyed some ice cream, sight seeing, street performers, and the City Lights Bookstore. We also went to fisherman’s wharf and saw some seals on pear 31.
            Overall, it was a great expedition, and I enjoyed it a lot. I have never really ventured as much in Northern California, and it was a cool experience!