First Adventures at Hume Lake

Elisa and I arrived at Hume on March 13th after a pleasant 1200 mile trip around Southern California. We started off from Lakeside and proceeded to Palm Desert, La Crescenta, Los Gatos, and Sacremento. Each stop went by quicker than the last until we found ourselves pulling into our own driveway for the first time together.

The house was just as I had left it — packed full of boxes. Elisa made quick work of unpacking and before two days had passed we were quite comfortable in our new home. The next few days consisted of a flurry of names and faces as we met our new neighbors, friends and coworkers — all of whom are exceedingly friendly and generous.

I started work on March 19th and immediately fell in love with my commute. It’s approximately 3/4 of a mile door to door. Not bad. Not bad at all. Not to mention the road is surrounded by evergreen trees.

Last weekend I squeezed in a 9 mile mountain bike trek (jaunt for you, trek for me), 40 mile dirt bike romp, and a 30 foot rock climb. Knowing I’ll be able to do that any weekend during the summer makes me giddy. Heck, just breathing up here makes me giddy.

Elisa is keeping busy with a myriad plethora of new friends and hobbies. In between playing guitar and cello at home she’s playing one of the four pianos around camp and listening in on recording sessions at the new studio. She’s also halfway through creating her first quilt and is already introducing me to new people. She is of course continuing to hone her espresso skills by serving up more lattes and cappuccinos than the Hume’N'Beans (the local coffee shop).

This week we’re experiencing the tail end of winter. During the last 24 hours four inches of wonderfully powdery snow has fallen and with temperatures predicted to drop well below 30 it will most likely stick around for a few days, which is fine with us.

Elisa and I are grateful to all of you for your parting gifts and words of wisdom.

Here’s a few pictures of our new home at Hume