July 1

I can not believe that today is July 1. Things have been picking up at the cafe'. The Fourth of July weekend has picked up everytyhing about 5x faster than what I've been doing. Thankfully I do not have to work the production line at the cafe', shifts from 5am to 1 pm, I am only working the 12pm to 8:30pm shift. Its really nice. I get to either sleep in or go out adventuring before work. I have not really slept in though, mostly just adventuring. Yesterday was a sad day, my computer bit the dust. I am not really sure how, but I drove it into medford and found that its a hopeless repair until the end of summer. It makes me so mad beacuse I was just getting use to the fact that the only connection I could really get to my family was by way of my computer. There are public computers in my dorm that I can use, but they are not the same. They are pretty old and hopeless for anything else but posting on my blog and sending e-mails.Anyways, I mentioned I went to medford. Medford is just a little bigger the Klamath Falls. Both towns are the two places I am closest to civilization. Medford was nice to see, its where I had my first Dutch Boys Coffee. Out here there is Starbucks, Dutch Boys and The Human Bean. Dutch Boys and the Human Bean coffee shops are at eachothers throats competition wise. They are little kiosks that are in like every parking lot, or at least try to be, so they keep up with eachother. After exploring medford and shiping away my computer, A friend who went with me suggested to drive another 15 miles south the the town of Ashland. Ashland is home of University of Southern Oregon. Ashland is awesome, it is a college town, with a upscale alternitive vibe. We spent a lot of time in Ashland going through boutiques and little hippie shops dreaming of what to buy once we get paid!  Today Anne and I went and did some serious hiking, and my legs are feeling it right now. We hiked up a place known as boulder alley. It was combination of rock climbing and hiking, but my brusies are going to be worth the sights I got to see today. Another interesting thing that happened was that I met some guys who where hiking the NPT. NPT is the North Pacific Trail, and it goes up and down the west coast. The trail goes through the crater. Hikers make stops at the post office where they've sent supplies, do a pick up there and then go on their way back into the woods. I've heard that there will be a lot more since the snow is finally almost all the way gone. It was cool to meet them though. They are from NJ, My age, and pretty cool people to meet. For the rest of the day I'll be going off the mountain again with my new roommates at RIM and going to Lost Lake. My forcast for the rest of the weeks consists of work and what ever else the days bring and fire works a Diamond Lake on Monday. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and have a great fourth of July!