When I lived there several years ago, I loved finding a spot to park somewhere on 89A, making my way down to the creek, and then just hiking along the water until I found a spot without too many other people around, and hanging out there for a while

I hear you. There are so many fantastic spots on the creek that don’t include hundreds of other people though.

Just my own personal opinion, but I can’t imagine a scenario where I’d choose Slide Rock over West Fork

West Fork?

Not surprising, considering that Reggie Miller was one of the dirtiest players ever to do it.

EDIT: UCLA and Pacers fans can downvote me all you like, but facts are facts. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always admired his trash talking abilities, and once he left the PAC10 and we weren’t playing him twice a year, I loved watching him in his professional career.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1176326-the-25-dirtiest-players-in-league-history

This is completely dependent on what type of job/industry you work in. Until just a few weeks ago, I worked in the hospitality industry for resorts and hotels throughout the US for about 35 years. The period around Christmas and New Year’s Eve was always unofficially blacked out for PTO, because it’s one of the busiest times of the whole year. Just recently, I transitioned into education, working for a higher learning institution, and it’s the exact opposite- we follow the local county public school schedule, and everyone gets two weeks off paid at the end of the year. Quite a change after all that time as a rise and grinder