Irvine Lake
Cassidy and Cody, yeah that’s really there names, told me about this great lake that isn’t too far from us. We’re all students at the UC Irvine and became friends during our freshmen year when we met in biology class. Anyway we had all been talking about needing to get away for a while, even a day or two and just leave town or something. Cody wanted to go into LA, which is always fun, but we all had talked about needing some peace and quiet, away from civilization and LA was the exact opposite of that. Then Cassidy suggested that we go up to Irvine Lake for a day and maybe even stay the night. He is from here and said it was really beautiful and also thought we could fish there without needing a license. Cody is a vegetarian and doesn’t eat fish, but Cassidy and I do and it really sounded like the perfect place for us.
And Cassidy was right. That lake was absolutely gorgeous and I couldn’t believe this little piece of paradise was so close to the chaos and activity of the entire urban area associated with LA and Orange County and that whole mecca of concrete and people. Anyway, the lake had other people there, in fact there were quite a few, but it wasn’t crowded and it still felt amazingly quiet and peaceful. And I can’t describe how beautiful it was.
Cody went hiking by himself when Cassidy and I got out our fishing gear and while it felt good to stand there with the line, neither of us got a bite and after an hour or so we decided to quit. Oddly that was shortly before Cody returned to I guess the timing was just right and Cody didn’t have to look at any dead fish or anything. The next day we rented a little rowboat and headed out onto the lake with some sandwiches and sodas. It was really an incredible day while sleeping out under the stars may not have had the same clean sheets and soft bed as some of the area hotels, it was just what we all needed and wanted.
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