Well, it's Monday of Memorial Day weekend - so I want to start by saying a huge
THANK YOU! to all those who have served, are serving, and to those that will serve our armed forces in the future. :)
Originally, Curt and I were going to go camping up at Mammoth this weekend - one of our most favorite places in all of California. Unfortunately, the rain and chance of snow Friday and Saturday deterred us a bit - as I didn't really feel like tent camping in freezing, wet weather. Been there, done that, and it wasn't pretty. That said, we cancelled our reservations (losing our $30 deposit - rats!!), and made other plans for the weekend - namely, hiking Baden-Powell in the San Gabrielle Mts. We can see Baden-Powell from where we live - it's pretty big standing at around 9,500 feet. We had gorgeous weather, and it was a beautiful 8 mile climb (you'd barely know the high desert was right out the backdoor as soon as you drive up into the San Gabrielle foot hills). Here's some pics from our weekend adventure:
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| At the trailhead with Ella - praying she walks! (her leash skills are still a major work in progress) |
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| Success! Ella blazing a trail with Curt |
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| A view of the Mojave Desert as we hiked up |
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| Getting closer to the top - thank goodness, as Ella had long since decided being carried beat walking by a mile. I agreed with Ella of course, as did most hikers we encountered on the trail - who wouldn't want to be carried when they got tired for a mile or two?! :) |
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| Another shot of the desert below - you could see for miles |
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| Curt and Ella by the 1,500 year old tree. It was seriously amazing. |
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| At the top! We had a 360 degree view - from the desert, to the rest of the San Gabrielle's, to Upland. |
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| Ella relaxing on the Boy Scout monument/plaque at the top. Needless to say, she started the descent being carried. |
Overall, we rated the day an A, and Ella's hiking skills a B-. :) She walked two up, and two down - and was carried the other 4... not too bad for a 7 pound, 8 month old puppy. She just might turn into a champion hiker/walker yet! (fingers crossed)
1 comment:
Love it! Wicket says, "Go Ella!" We took Wicket hiking in the Wallowas at about the same age. Fortunately for us, he is a champion hiker- beat us to the top and constantly turned back wondering what was taking us so long. Even had the energy left to chase chipmunks down the trail!
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