Chena, Gary and Ben from Fairbanks, along with Max and his girlfriend Sophia from Boston, converged on Gary’s mom for her 90th birthday in the mountains of Southern California. Gary’s sister, her husband and a couple of close friends joined in. Some headed to Las Vegas for a couple of insane days to match the location, capped with attendance at an amazing Cirque du Soleil show Mystere. Gary and Chena also got some hiking in, all uphill of course, huff puff. Came back to -18°F in Fairbanks, oh joy. Still, it is good to be home.