Norm's wondering if we brought home some bedbugs from our vacation in Salida and Alamosa. He has some red marks on his lower legs. I'm washing his bedding using hot water but can't wash the mattress cover because it's too big for our machine. If he gets more red marks, I'll have to make a trip to the laundromat.
WI hike very good - lots of altitude gain and a total of 6.77 miles. Only 15-16 people. Some only went to Paliza Pass, coming from as far away as Santa Fe - admirable! I had never gone up Los Griegos quite the way that we did. Part was on blue diamond XC ski trails, part on Upper Los Griegos Road, and part on a trail. The trail part hurt my right foot because it was so canted and because the Asics shoes I tried out yesterday from Roadrunner Sports did a number on my foot and set it up for pain. Oh, well - I made it up and down and I'm alive but rolling my feet across the tennis balls - feeling better already!
I'm getting used to the group's laid back attitude about breaking up into 2 groups. They keep track of each other via cell phone and it works for them.
Mahlon looked for boletus but found none he wanted to take home. Leon says this year is a poor one for butterflies. Bob says there are 2 Spanish classes held at MPL - one free and one pay. Kathy enjoyed my lunch spot on Los Griegos and agreed that it has great views. I always sit where I can get the best view of Redondo Peak. Barbara did a good job leading, building directional arrows for the slow group. On Upper Los Griegos Road, we even put pieces of paper directing which way to Los Griegos and which way to Paliza Pass!
It was really dramatic today with the dark clouds massing above but sunshine directly overhead. No rain happened except on the drive home.