Tasty pastries #2

I went back to Mahoroba Japanese Bakery to try some more of their tasty pastries.



This is their ham and cheese croissant.  It's not as good as La Bou's ham and cheese croissant, but it's still delicious, flaky, and much cheaper.  Of course, it's a wee bit smaller, too. 



A shumai pan -- bread topped with three little dumplings and, I think, cheese.  Sounds weird but it was scrumdiddlyumptious!



I also got a fish dog and a teriyaki meatball pan.  The fish dog was like a hot dog, only instead of a hot dog, it had two crispy fried pieces of fish in it and what I believe was cabbage.  I sure do love eating things that I'm not sure what they are!  The teriyaki meatballs were chicken. 



Everything was quite tasty.  I can't wait to go back and try some different kinds next time! 

In my Dad's Kitchen

When I want some good homestyle eats, I make my way down to Dad's Kitchen.  Much like my fellow foodie, Guy Fieri.  You go, Guy!



This place is crazy busy so I had to wait a while.  I sat on this spiffy, glittery seat!



Looking at the menu, I had the hardest time deciding what to get.  Everything sounded so delicious!



I decided to start with an appetizer -- check out these awesome donuts!  Just kidding!  These are beer battered onion rings drizzled with a balsamic reduction.  Scrumptious!



Next up: The Angry Road Man, a delightful turkey sandwich grilled in a panini press.  Mmm!



And lastly, the Cowboy Burger.  It was a delicious burger with toppings any cowboy would love.  It brought out my inner cowboy.  Yee-haw!



You are very welcome, Dad!



Who's my daddy!  Dad of Dad's Kitchen is my daddy now!  Dad's Kitchen rocks!

Little chips, no juice

My big friends invited me to join them for a snack at Yummy Juice Cafe.  What a bizarre name.  But then again, there were some bizarre items on the menu.



While we waited for our food to come, I went to the gumball machines.



I happened to get a bag of little chips -- that's what the package said -- "Little Chips".  Awesome!



Soon our food arrived.  This is beef stew chow fun. 



Salted fish and chicken fried rice. 



And egg puffs.  They were puff-riffic!  And no, we didn't have any yummy juice.  We had water.

Little Man, big trees Part III

I continued on my way through the North Grove.



There were trees galore! 



Look at the awesome texture of this tree bark.



This would probably be a puddle to big people but to me, it's a lake!



A plaque dedicated to Désiré Fricot, who lived from 1868-1940 and led efforts to establish Calaveras Big Trees as a protected state park.



Long live the awesome big trees!  Then, on my way out of the park, I came across some icy patches...



Awesome!  Calaveras Big Trees State Park rocked!

Little Man, big trees Part II

I visited the North Grove at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. 



The North Grove trail is a 1-1/2 mile long loop. 



I sure do love hiking!





"The Small World of a Big Tree".  What an awesome title.  This display panel described the root sytem, foliage, soil, and other awesome things in the world of a tree. 



The trees were, of course, downright awesome and big.



And onward I hiked!  Stay tuned for the final Part III.

Little Man, big trees Part I

I'm a little man and I like big trees.  Granted, all trees are big to me but I like really big trees.



So off to Calaveras Big Trees State Park I went!  I heard there are awesome giant sequoias there.



There are also black bears.  Bears are awesome, too, but from a distance.  



I went to the Visitor Center...



...and visited the dead critters on display.  They represented the types of park inhabitants.



In the gift shop were these spiffy "twig crayons".  Imagine going to school with one of these!  You'd be the talk of the town for sure!



Back outside I enjoyed all the awesome trees.



Stay tuned for more big trees in Part II!