Gorgeous sunny day hiking with Sarah from the Valley Wanderers. Just the two of us today, plus Baby, my dog of course. It's been horribly windy the last 24 hours so I wasn't sure how bad the wind might be. But it was fairly calm at the trailhead and not even very strong at the top of the knoll. The trail is well packed most of the way, but spikes were essential to keep from slipping, since most of the trail is fairly steep. I was feeling a bit out of shape on some of the steep parts, but still got to the top. The ridge is pretty wind blown but still easy to follow the tracks of other hikers. There was some minor post holing just before the top, but by then, it was well worth it to forge on through to the top. Baby discovered that if she walked off the trail she stayed right on top and didn't even make tracks. Baby made the trip back down a bit faster since she thinks we're supposed to run all the way back to the car. I was happy she didn't pull me off my feet, although she did take a different route around a tree at one point. That got a little interesting since she was on her leash. But I was able to untangle the mess and we were on our way. She had a couple of noisy conversations with other dogs on the trail, but nothing too serious. They like to play but she likes to try to show them she's boss even when they're ten times her size!
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