Davis Orientation

My younger daughter and I are taking a road trip to UC-Davis, just west of Sacramento, for her three-day freshmen family orientation. The school encouraged both students and parents to bring workout clothes for the ARC, the university's impressive fitness center. (During a visit in January, I think the ARC and all of its way-cool outdoors activities sealed the deal for this kid. That and maybe its excellent pre-med programs.) I am looking forward to running in a new place, especially around the campus's famed Arboretum. I am not looking forward to driving home Friday night, especially given I have a "race" early Saturday morning. It's not the monotony of the 9- to 10-hour drive, provided traffic is moving through LA and San Diego. It's my arthritic hip that hates me driving even short distances. It's gonna be really sore at me when I put it through the trails and concrete course of the Balboa 8 just hours later. Let the aventure and the Advil begin.