Meeting on the Mountain

Back to the workday grind.

Wait, you say—that doesn't look like the office.

And, you're right! It's the Mt. Umunhum trail.

A colleague suggested that we cut out early, beat the traffic, and catch up in the car and on a hike (uphill, of course). Before our team was transplanted to a different office, walking meetings along a creek or toward the Bay were not uncommon. Now we're trapped in an office park surrounded by parking lots and freeway interchanges, without so much as a continuous strip of sidewalk. [Let's go!]

I was fascinated by this plant along the trail, which I've never seen before.

After three weeks away, it's taking some time to re-adjust. “Why did you come back?” he asked. [Good question ...] Because, well ... they're not going to let me stay there, are they?

Technical topics, trees, and trekking: 4.5 miles, 500 or so feet. Unfortunately, not enough daylight to make it to the summit and back down—but totally worth the walk.