My first hike since December!

I had planned this as a sunrise hike, starting at first light. We did start at first light, and hoped to make it past the corner post before sunrise. Made it. Then we waited. Turns out that isn’t the best place to be at sunrise this time of year. So we moved on.

By starting early, we finished at 8:00 in the morning. It was already 85°.

Lots of bees were buzzing about. They were thickest where there was a tree growing beside the trail, so we stepped lively to get past them. Then we started meeting trail traffic—hikers, runners, and bicycle riders. We didn’t see any horses, but I knew they had been there. My nose knows.

:)  Thanks to my daughter Clara for getting up early and going with me on this hike! She’s a champ.