Oh the joy of another hot day. Because I just didn't get enough yesterday, the story of my life, with the heat and climbing Henry Coe, I joined my hiking friends to tackle Santa Teresa County Park in the afternoon. Crazy, no? They are training for their annual Mammoth Lakes sojourn in September. Me, I just show up because I feel like it. Train for anything? Don't make me laugh. I believe I did keep them entertained with my best Carrie Bradshaw imitation and amusing conversation.... Can you see Mt. Ham in the distance?
Wow, I loved this park. The entrance is the Pueblo Day Use turn off on Bernal. I climb Bernal on the road bike now and then but never even thought about the park. If you happen to be on your road bike, take a left and go the half mile (mile?) or so to the parking lot to refill your water bottles or use the restroom. It's a climb out but not particularly hard, I think. Apparently this is also a park for mountain bikers. Our climb today began on rocky terrain, so, I guess there is some technical difficulty for mountain bikers.
I certainly plan to return in the winter, when, a) the land is green, and b) it's not 102 degrees. My car registered 105. We were fortunate to have a breeze. The views are spectacular. I only managed to do 4 miles. The gang intended to do another 4-6 miles. What another gem in our lovely valley.
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