Hiking at Gunstock and Bukowski's

This year JO and I were super proactive about our spring hiking.  Last year our schedule filled up and we were left with only one day to go hiking.  This year we blocked out six different days back in the winter.  It started off great with our April Vacation hike in the White Mountains but then Mother Nature got involved and it either rained or was super hot on four of the days we had set aside.

Thankfully, we were able to get a hike in over Memorial Day.  We had chosen Gunstock, again, because I really wanted lake views and steamers afterwards at the Town Dock.  Well, we got a nice six mile hike in and a picnic in a cloud, but it was too cloudy to see anything and when we got done with the hike it didn't seem like Town Dock weather so we headed home.

The hike was awesome.  I'm aiming to do a nine miler in Yosemite this summer so I've been trying to up my distance.  I felt really good after the six mile hike so I'm getting there.

When we got home we met up with some friends at Bukowski's, because nothing says Memorial Day weekend like burgers!  I want to like this place, I really do, but I'm not into eccentric burgers (although everything we've tried has been super high quality) and I don't want to order hot dogs.  I wish they had just a few more "normal" things on the menu.  I love their open garage doors and I love the renovations they did.  I imagine it's a good place to grab a drink but I favor other neighborhood spots more for that.  The company was great, and in the end, that's all that matters.