More Than What Meets The Eye

I live in a town where we complain that there is nothing to do, but sometimes you have to go beyond "the norm" and see what else is out there. It is easy to complain about what we don't have, but what about what we do have? I mean if we don't make the effort to find what else is out there, then we can't really sit around and complain about it.

I live in Fairfield, Ca. Population is 103586 (Census of 2009). We are approx. 45 miles between both San Francisco, and Sacramento. We do have a mall, a skate park, a few kid parks, and the HQ of the Jelly Belly. Outside of that, there isn't much to do if your under the age of 21. So, on Saturday, My brother, Anjelica, and I decided to go for a walk and take pictures.

There is things I would have never expected to see in a small city with a pretty big population. We was not completely prepared for this trip, but we was ready for whatever it took to have a good time. At one point, we even had to attempt to build a bridge to cross some water. After we managed that, we was off to an area that we have been before, and that I personally enjoy going to.


There is a place, that many house-less people consider home. I have been to this place a handful of times, and it makes me feel "away from home.". I will post pictures, but attempt to keep the location private. I have had nothing but a good time here, even once seen an otter. There has been a few that have not been able to see the same beauty that I have seen here. I find it really interesting the way these people have built their homes using whatever they could find. The whole area, sometimes, can be covered with self made homes like you see in this picture.


We ended the journey walking down a calm path. It is pretty peaceful and feels like a lot of people in Fairfield probably don't know about this place. The path usually has running water to the left of it during the rainy season, which makes it a great place to free your mind. There is no lights on the path. So it does get really dark, but it is worth the journey.


This journey has shown me that there is more than meets the eye, if you take the time to look for it. I am not saying all these places can be hours of fun everyday, but there is always more if you take the time to look. I enjoyed spending the time with friends and family, and hope others can find some sort of excitement in whatever their town has to offer.