As you can see, there's a beautiful view right straight ahead from the parking area which is actually across the road from the trailhead.
Arrived to find that David joined us, the first time in a long time and he brought with him Cathy.
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| David |
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| Cathy |
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| Sophie also arrived the same time I did |
And, a clearer picture of the two people in the first photo.
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| Mike, David |
A new person joined us.
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| Janel |
and, our always smiling LeAnne
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| LeAnne (and she is smiling) |
I know I said I wouldn't be writing anything, but I just have to tell you this one thing. I was located somewhere over beyond that tree LeAnne is standing next to and I kept hearing LeAnne talking. Turns out she was apparently in direct line of sight for every visitor that showed up. They'd approach her and ask about the trail. So, I kept hearing her say "Yes, it's very pretty here and the trail is on the other side of the road which also takes you down to another beautiful area." She became the "Tour Guide". Also, if you look at the difference in the clouds above LeAnne and the clouds above Janel, you can see that there was quite some breeze happening.
Then along came Dona - apparently Jim already took off for a hike in some unknown direction.
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| Dona |
Mike, hunkered down amongst the shrubbery as usual.
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| Mike |
Sophie wandered off to parts unknown somewhere across the road down that trailhead. Her spot looked like this.
Because it was so windy, we did wrap things up early. I had texted Sophie to let her know, but she wasn't quite ready to leave and is missing from the group photo. Magically her painting flew in to join the gallery though.
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| Back Row (L to R) - Mike, Jim Middle Row (L to R) - Cathy, Dona, David, Janel, Leanne Front Row - Me Till next time! Cecilia |