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 This is our second year to attend Igniting Hope Ministries "Abounding Hope and Joy" Conference held in Redding, California. This conference is much smaller than the ones we attend at Bethel Church. We arrived in Redding Tuesday May 2026.  It was cool and rainy Doyle and I chose to not do anything on Wednesday. Just relax. 

When we were in Redding in November for the Leaders Conference, we met a young woman from South Dakota. She came by herself to the conference. We had another couple with us (closer to her age). We invited her to hang around with us. We exchanged contact information and stayed in touch. Doyle invited her to come to the Abounding Hope and Joy Conference and to stay with us in our VRBO. She accepted.

She flew into the Redding airport on Wednesday and we picked her up. Thursday was a beautiful day and
we rode e-bikes along the Sacramento River. Her name is Elizabeth.

We encountered Canadian Geese with their goslings. I suspect that people feed them as they were not the least bit intimidated by us.

I never get tired of this view! So pretty. 

We rode a trail in Turtle Bay where the Sundial Bridge is. We had not ridden this part of the trail before. We actually rode it backwards

This is the view from the sign above.

We had a great time. It was our last free day as the conference started the next day.

Have a good one!