Lunch and Snack's California adventure ~ August, 2009.

Part I ~ Northern California

Lunch and Snack start their adventure ~~ not in California, but Nevada. Lunch is ready to hit the slots at Montbleu Casino at Stateline at Lake Tahoe.

The cows get a good look at the lake from a park in South Lake Tahoe.

Watching trout swim in Taylor Creek was a highlight for Lunch and Snack before they left the Tahoe area. The Stream Profile Chamber on Rainbow Trail lets people and cows peer beneath the water for a fish-eye view.

After crossing the state, the cows find themselves camping at Point Reyes National Seashore.

"Is the coffee ready yet, Lunch?"

"This historic lighthouse here at Point Reyes was built in 1870, Lunch. Neat, huh?"

"SNACK! Did you feel something move?"

The cows sit on top of a post marking the San Andreas Fault, right where the Great 1906 Earthquake split a fence and moved it 20 feet near the town of Olema.

Next stop: the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California's oldest surviving amusement park.

Lunch and Snack take time to enjoy the quiet waters of Monterey Bay Marina. Hundreds of boats make it their homeport at the sound end of the bay.

A visit to Monterey wouldn't be complete without a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The aquarium's kelp forest is considered one of the premier underwater exhibits in the world.

Lunch and Snack try to make friends with an exotic fish at the aquarium, but the fish didn't seem to be very interested in making their acquaintance.