01 After a healthy breakfast of Canadian style pancakes by Kristen and Talitha we are up for a hike.JPG

02 First view - right at the start of the path up Devils slide.JPG

03 Lizard on wood.JPG

04 Kristen cools Mindy down.JPG

05 At Saddle Junction a dragon awaits riders - yeehaw.JPG

06 A patch of snow.JPG

07 The trees are pretty tall.JPG

08 Look at this guy.JPG

09 Pankaj.JPG

10 We have lunch and Talitha applies second skins to both heels under Mindys watchful eye.JPG

11 Moving on towards the top.JPG

12 A meadow with stream and Mark.JPG

13 Stream up close.JPG

14 More snow - fight fight fight.JPG

15 Trying to get the upper hand.JPG

16 Because of fire we can not climb Tahquitz and we climb an alternate ridge.JPG

17 On the way.JPG

18 Close to our high point.JPG

19 See through.JPG

20 Pankaj waits until we all, finally, catch up.JPG

21 For a picnic up high.JPG

22 Mindy finds a place close to treats and the softy that hands them out.JPG

23 On the way down.JPG

24 The next day brings -yay- more Canadian pancakes by Pankaj and Karine.JPG

25 View .JPG

26 We hike up Suicide Rock.JPG

27 There are some huge pine cones to be found out there.JPG

28 One third of the way up, Karine and Pankaj.JPG

29 A pair of these get into a huge fight and totally ignore us in the process.JPG

30 Others go about their business.jpg

31 Or pose.JPG

32 While doing push-ups on the rock.JPG

33 Mark knows where to go.JPG

34 A beautiful dead tree.JPG

35 Karine and her cool hat.JPG

36 A plant that is so brightly colored it must be parasitic.JPG

37 Mark spots a western tanager.JPG

38 Here we see it together with an acorn woodpecker.jpg

39 Pankaj and his walking pole.JPG

40 Talitha at the top.JPG

41 Down there at the end of the valley is where we live for the weekend.JPG

42 View.JPG

43 Taking a break at Suicide Rock.jpg

44 Perfect cones.JPG