As usual, when I don't get in here often I end up putting off posting even longer than necessary because I feel like I have to catch up. And frankly, these days there's just no time for that. So a quick recap:
The writing got a little better after my last post, and I've made some progress. Then, of course, a thousand things have been coming up, throwing me off yet again. I need to learn to make the writing time sacrosanct—so far, I'm bowing to other pressures or just not putting myself into it as I should. This week will offer today, and then the family is off to Mammoth for almost a week. The vacation will be great, but I've got to try to get some writing done up there, too.
The Great Hike this year took us up to the High Sierras via the Rush Creek Trail out of Silver Lake. It was 17 miles and about 2000 feet of elevation gain in the first five, so it was quite an undertaking. Sadly, Pippin was otherwise engaged, and Gimli had to drop out at the last minute. Legolas and I were going on our own, but then we were joined by Gandalf, the wizard of ultra-light hiking with more years of experience at this thing than all of us other Fellowship members put together. Let's put it this way: he's lead hikes in parts of the world where you have to watch out for lions and crocodiles—and terrorists. It was a humbling trip for me, as I found my recent hiking adventures up here in the San Bernardinos had not adequately prepared me for what we ran into up there. It was absolutely gorgeous, however, and in the end we had a fine time and saw some amazing sights. I'll post more about it after I get all the photos I took downloaded; I filled up the memory card over two days. I'll also have to fill you in on the harrowing back-road adventure that came after the hike...
That's about it for the moment. There were trips to Sea World in there, as well as many car-related adventures and expenses (our local car guy has identified our new minivan as "a mechanic's dream" due to the cost of fixing anything on it—praise the Lord that Toyotas rarely need maintenance, because we couldn't afford it very often). But those tales will have to come later, if at all.
Sunlight on your road.
2 comments:
Good job on getting something in here! I commend you! And the bit about Gandalf is hilarious. He had a good time :)
And I can't believe what you had to do to drive home. Ugh!
So you've joined the minivan crew, eh? It has been far too long since we've actually spoken or gotten together!
Remember also that should you ever need any work done on your vehicles, Andy's here for you (for cheap!).
I'll give you a call in about two weeks and maybe we can get our kiddos together to play. Oh, and I suppose I could stand to see you and the woman too :) Enjoy your vacation!
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