I did a successful hike to Devil's Chair over in Antelope valley. According to maps and rangers, the hike was 7.4 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 1400 ft (Half Dome is 4800 ft).
It was a lovely day out. Not too hot. Actually, not hot at all. It was GREAT. Come this time real soon, this part of the state is unbearable!
So, we started off! I had 1 camel bladder pack of 2 liters of water, some snacks and a husband.
We passed over some water!
And we went under bit trees...
At some point... we lost brian. He had started jumping a head of us with his super long legs, and before we knew it... he was out of sight! It turns out, He stopped to rest/smoke, and we passed him! But his newly sprained ankle had been bothering him, so decided to rest and wait for us to return on the way back.
And then... WE MADE IT DOWN!
And we had some snacks... even phallic ones!
A couple shots of the view...
And then, back up we go!
Shannon stopped to take a little nap...
Look at this incline!
and Shannon found a friend along the way...
and I spotted Brian! (good thing he was wearing such a contrasting color!)
and a turquoise lizard!
All in all, it was a good hike. I was pooped! And had to drive home cause Brian's foot was still bothering him. A good prep for HD.
oh, did i mention the snow we saw?!
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