The Elk River Casino

On April on August 13, 2025, I wrote that I had been staying in Crescent CIty with an old college classmate. My host and I settled on the Thai food place in town the night before. We rushed to the Thai restaurant. I noted that the eggplant and pad Thai were delicious.

When we were done we were concerned about running out of gas but went to the Gas station and we made it!

After that, I suggested we go to the Elk River Casino. I had a vodka tonic and we argued about tipping before walking around the casino. I lectured him about freedom. I noted that there was “the great compromise” when the country was founded. We had a discussion over how the constitution designates two senators per State.

When we got to his house, we wrote, thank you notes (I asked for random names). After that we put letters in bottles. I talked about an old girlfriend too much (again). Eventually, we went to bed.

In the morning of the day that I wrote this, a mutual acquaintance of ours, a nurse, came by– he was an old college buddy. We sat in the living room until my host and I were done with our coffee. Then we got fishing rods out and readied kayaks and outfits.

We put in on Pebble Beach right across the street. I had a lot of trouble getting through the surf. However, I made it! Unfortunately, I inadvertently broke my fishing pole. I was also really queasy because I hadn’t eaten.

I noted that my college buddy was doing great with his paddling, but the pedals on his kayak were broken. My host caught a small black rock fish but he threw it back because it was too small. We returned to land around 10 am and we settled in to having another coffee at 11.

I had to do a work job and then the three of us I went to the Mexican restaurant. I had enchiladas. My host and I said goodbye to our companion and then the two of us drove us Gasquet. We parked on the North Smith River and walked to Stoney Creek where we explored serpentine geology. We had beers and he went swimming. We saw one couple on the walk back. I picked up a lot of samples.

We drove to Crescent city. People had texted while we were out of range in the canyon. When we got back I spoke to my brother. I noted that my kids, who were staying with him, had exhibited a lot of independence. He shared pictures

Later, after dinner, I showed my host and I used GIS and USGS portals and other online maps to look at the places we had visited.

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