First day of the New Year!

7:23 am - January 2nd - Tuesday - GNHS - 46° F, 88% humidity, wind 4 mph out of the southeast.....crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 65° F.  On this date in 2016 TLE and I were enjoying an Ocotillo Wells sunrise and sunset......↴ 

January 1st of any year is always one of my favorite days of the year.  You get college football bowl games from 9 am to 9 pm....non stop.  TLE and I always begin the day watching the Rose Parade, at least until the first bowl game begins.  I think I might have mentioned this in past years, but I grew up in Pasadena, CA, so the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl have been apart of my life for decades now, and this year the Rose Bowl featured one of the semi final games for National Championship between Michigan and Alabama.  It figured to be a slug fest, with points coming the hard way, and it was.  For just the third time in the College Playoff era the game went to overtime as Michigan managed to score the tying touchdown with a little over a minute to play.  In the first overtime period Michigan scored first to go up 27-20, and then stopped Alabama from scoring on their possession to advance to the final game in a couple of weeks.  That was probably one of the best semi final games in years.

COA did have the last day of the 4 day rental which began last Friday, and a walkup for a 6 hour tour.  We let Hunter handle them, and they all came back without incident.  It's been quite a Christmas/New Year 10 days, but we got through without any units being damaged.

TLE and I took two 1 mile walks (7th and 8th of the series), but the rest of the day I was ensconced in my recliner watching one bowl game after another.  The final game of the day was the semi final game between Texas and Washington.  The game ended with Texas missing on four consecutive passes from the 12 yard line to win the game, but fell short, losing 37-31.

The morning walk

The afternoon walk 

That was the sum total of our New Years Day festivities.  Once again, Happy New Year to you and yours!

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