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| It's starts out with a gengle slope and a little bit of cover. |
A man with a map. No so dangerous at the beginning, but very dangerous towards the end of any hike. |
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| It gets a bit steeper and there is almost no shade. |
At the vista point. Time to eat and relax. |
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| Riffi has the relaxing part down to an art. |
Looking towards the observatories at the top of Mount Hamilton. |
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| It would have been a lot more scenic without the smog and fog. |
Just about time to get hiking again. We're less than half way through. |
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| But I'm not going to be the one to try to waken Riffi. |
The gang gathers around as Kathy threatens to sit on Riffi if she doesn't get going. |
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| Riffi is up. Yea! |
Riffi wants to check out just how heavy those legs of Kathy were, in case she really had sat on her. |
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| Half asleep, Riffi doesn't really notice the gorgeous scenery around her. |
The Live Oak is always interesting to study. |
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| And lots of treasures are hidden, if you look for them. |
Though sometimes you have to go off trail a bit to see what's hidden under the next log or behind the next rock. |
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| Woodpeckers be here. |
Riffi tries to take another nap. |
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| It's a bit squishy at the bottom of the mountain. |
Only a couple of miles left to get back to where we started. There are lots of "pom pom" trees at this time of year. |
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| The jawbone of a previous hiker that tried to stop for one too many naps along the way. |
Steve checks out the "fixer upper" for sale in the area. |
