Gil and I took a trip to Ecola State Park on the Free State Park Visit day. (we didn't know it was free until we got to the toll booth and they wouldn't take our money). 
Our very first planned outing together in April of 1975 was to Ecola just after a major windstorm had done major damage. We parked by a downed tree that blocked access to the parking areas and hiked in the rest of the way. We had lots of fun jumping up and seeing how far the wind blew us. 
The park has changed in the past 35 years. The access to the beach was washed away but they have improved trail access around the top to a view point behind this hill. Gil is returning from checking it out. My knees weren't up to the trip.
The wind was amazingly strong right at this view point.
We continued to make progress on the patio. It was quite messy at different stages. We really liked the 9-patch pattern Chris designed and how well he used the different sizes of patio squares that we already had mixed with the ones we bought just for the project. Kevan and William were good at exploring as the project progessed.
