On our way home, we got stuck in a snow storm. the four hour drive turned into a 12 hour crawl. The first 30 miles out of the ski resort took 8 hours

No California trip would be complete without a visit to In-n-Out burger. The west coast burger joint serves flamed grilled burgers, but it is famous for its simple menu, consists of only four items; hamburger, cheeseburger, double-double and french fries.

But the truth is far from reality. There exists a secret menu which customer are free to mix and match to come up with almost infinite combination of possibilities

4×4 Four beef patties, lettuce, tomato, spread, four slices of american cheese, onions, and regular bun

Animal Style mustard cooked beef patty, lettuce, tomato, pickle, extra spread and grilled onions

Double-Meat Two beef patties, lettuce, tomato, spread, onion, and regular bun (no cheese)

The Flying Dutchman 2 beef patties, 2 slices of cheese

Grilled Cheese two slices of melted american cheese, lettuce, tomato, spread, onion, and regular bun

Protein Style your favorite burger wrapped in hand-leafed lettuce, instead of a bun

Veggie Burger a bun with grilled onions, spread, lettuce and double tomato

Fries Animal Style french fries with secret sauce, onions and cheese on top

Choco-Vanila Swirl Shake Chocolate and vanilla shakes in the same cup. Swirled, not blended

Neopolitan Shake strawberry, vanilla and chocolate all swirled together, not blended

How do i like it? Animal style of course!

we started hiking at 730am, and didn’t get back to the valley floor until 8pm. by the end, no one was talking.

Ben’s new apartment, over looking the bay bridge and perfect spot for fireworks from embarcadero