Ladies Who Hike

Every now and then, it's time for a day off. This one happened to align with a hike planned by some of my cycling friends. Monday, Monday ... sometimes it just turns out that way.

I was happy to discover how compatible we were—our pace, as well as our interests.

We explored some of the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, terrain that I have previously surveyed only from the road (on my bike). We had the place pretty much to ourselves.

Poppies!

And a mystery flower. Lindley's blazingstar, perhaps?

Scenic vistas, good conversation, and eight-ish miles with more than 1,000 feet of elevation gain—forgetting to unpause my GPS tracking after we stopped for a break, along with another apparent hiccup, conveys our approximate route. We stayed on the trails, of course.

I could get used to this.