There were big boulders all along the hike and the last 1/2 mile of the hike was on a pseudo trail that entailed a lot of bouldering.
A pic on the way down.
The hike was tough. I would have gladly done a 50-mile bike ride than do that hike. What made the hike extra special was what we found when we got back down to my 4Runner: a busted window and missing power tools!
What are you going to do? Note to self: Don't leave a "Ryobi" bag visible in your back seat. The jerks didn't take anything else, just the bag with my circular saw and drill in it. Now I can't do as much manly stuff, like sawing and drilling stuff just for the fun of it. They didn't even steal my REI gift card which was in plain sight. They also didn't take the pots and pans I had in there. Are you getting the picture that the 4Runner is (was) being used as a little storage unit? Well, all that stuff was "on it's way" to my real storage unit given the 450sq feet of condo space and the 2 adults and 2 > 60 lb. dogs that make it their home. Good thing is we didn't leave anything else (iPod, wallet, phone, etc.) in the car when we went on the hike.
The lot that we parked in was specifically for the Open Space Preserve and it was right near a busy road. The thieves probably know that people park there and then don't come back for 5-7 hours. The window was fixed 2 days later. The glass company comes out to your house! It took less than 20 minutes.
And the icing on the cake for the week was a little snafu I had with my bike. At my typical turn-around point in my "during the week" ride I was off using the public restroom when behind me I heard my bike come crashing down. Nice... Funny thing is that I've placed the bike in that exact position over 100 times before in the past 2 years. There's some missing paint and I nice scratch/gouge through the "M" in the "Madone. Thanks to JW for the suggestion on the crash replacement program through Trek. I'll probably get the chance to bring it in this Thursday.
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