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| DSCN2843.jpg One of the trail guides starts out ahead. The horses serve to "mark the trail" every few feet along the way. |
DSCN2845.jpg Kathy fords the raging stream. |
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| DSCN2846.jpg Kathleen rages while fording the stream. |
DSCN2849.jpg While Kathy stifles a yawn, Kathleen tells us her new philosophy -- never pass up a bench. |
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| DSCN2850.jpg While Kathleen rests, Sherman notices that the Buckeye is in fragrant bloom (we won't tell you our knickname for the tree) . |
DSCN2851.jpg And Ted runs sweep while we continue to wait on Kathleen. |
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| DSCN2852.jpg At the next bench, Kathleen decides to try the digital camera. Kathleen has this thing about trees. Never mind the people in the picture, she really wants to capture the tree. |
DSCN2853.jpg Then she tries it while looking at the LCD monitor screen. |
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| DSCN2854.jpg But besides looking at trees, Kathleen's favorite thing to do is to sit on a bench. |
DSCN2855.jpg Well, make that to lie on a bench. |
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| DSCN2856.jpg While mere amateurs would simply flop on a bench, Kathleen demonstrates to Peggy that a professional knows that attitude is everything. |
DSCN2857.jpg Having made it to the top of the mountain, we look towards the ocean. |
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| DSCN2858.jpg One family has left behind some mountain lion bait. |
DSCN2862.jpg Lots of mountain lion bait. |
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| DSCN2863.jpg The parents finally show up, but Ted's dander is up. If Ted ever meets these people again... |
DSCN2865.jpg So, why is it called Windy Hill? We don't know. |
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| DSCN2867.jpg Ted meets up with them again and attempts to steal their kite while threatening them with his hiking stick. The parent just throws up his arms in anger and then grabs the stick from Ted's hand. |
DSCN2870.jpg Ted escapes momentarily and taunts the parents. "Nyaa, nyaa, nyaa you can't catch me." |
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| DSCN2874.jpg Which means everyone must make a hasty retreat down the very steep, other side of the mountain. |
DSCN2875.jpg First, Ted tries to pull Kathleen behind him as he rushes down the mountain. |
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| DSCN2876.jpg Then Kathleen tries to pull Ted behind her. |
DSCN2877.jpg But you know that when kids play, someone always ends up getting hurt. |
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| DSCN2878.jpg Seven miles of hiking and seven benches. Kathy calls it a "benchmark." Peggy fights for some space on the bench, but Kathleen is having none of it. |