it's been almost a month since i last hiked. the inactivity plus the excessive eating (lunar new year, superbowl, etc) make the hike to saddle rock today feel twice as long as usual. my heart was beating so hard that i thought for sure it would pop out of my chest and land on the trail flopping like a fish out of water.
christmas sage and deer weed
i have no idea what that lovely red+green plant is called. i don't see it identified in any of the guides i have. i want to believe that it's a native.
the usual nonsense
mole hollow
jg molesting his favorite sage
petrified moths
"make enemy" trail
warning sign is for recent car burglaries at trail heads. how sad i am to see it. but glad to be reminded, i guess.
