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We made it to UC Davis last night, a wonderful campus with an overabundance of bicycles and nice warm weather (probably soon to become very hot) with a very tropical feel to it. This morning was spent working outside near the hotel we stayed in, which was very close to campus. So this morning I worked in the sunshine basking in the warmth. Davis is a wonderful bike and pedestrian city and the people seem to be quite warm and friendly. Considering that most of the other places I've been to in California develop the infrastructure around the automobile, I found Davis to be quite refreshing. It's not a big surprise that people in biking communities are more friendly, fit and aware.

And the college is quite remarkable in its programs and curricula devoted to issues pertaining to the impacts of the current fuel crisis and its effects on transportation, agriculture and other resources. I went to a conference for a few hours today, but needed to leave to get some work done. So I am sitting in a cool coffee house just off the UCD campus. The shining sun is tempting, but finishing my work will allow for an evening out with the two people I came down here with. And the drive totaled sixteen hours, with numerous stops for food and other things. Fortunately, the car sat parked at the hotel today.

Gotta run.