We went for a hike today, partially in the spirit of the New Year hikes my family has done in the past, but partially in the spirit of nwc's family love of doing crazy hikes. (As an aside, N wants to go by nwc now to prevent people from calling him "N" in real life, which has been springing up. There you have it.)We went up to Magic Mountain--the real LA-98 Magic Mountain, not the theme park, and took a look at the ex-nuclear missile silos and testing area. It was about 6 miles up and 7 back because we took the steep firebreak on the way up and the longer dirt road down. Our feet hurt now, but it was a lovely hike.
There was an inversion, so it was surprisingly warm to start, with lovely cool pockets all through the hike. It was fairly clear as well, and we got lot of great views.
I also had the chance to try out my new hydration pack, which I've been lusting for ever since we saw our friends using ones in Nepal. I was a little too enthusiastic, though, and drank the full 3 liters, which is about 12.6 cups for non-metric people.
All-in-all, a beautiful morning.
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