Short hike

We went for a hike on the weekend... It was a relatively short hike....just 45 minutes to our destination. I hadnt paid much attention to the sign at the road (I took the picture after we got back to the truck). I knew we were going through the Bamboo Cathedral. The Bamboo Cathedral is just 10 minutes off the road. We had been there before but we hadnt ventured up the trail beyond that. Along the way, this little critter fluttered by and landed just long enough to get his picture taken. We came up on the North Coast. There was this lookout point----actually a rest stop on this uphill hike for us elite athletes. Just another kilometer up the path we came around a corner and voila, there was...just what the sign said...the (satellite) tracking station. It hasnt been used in quite some time. We walked around for a bit. It's a cool spot. While were up there we noticed this guy on the top of the dish...

On the walk back down, he came up behind us riding his mountain bike. We had a nice chat. I gave him my business card - he wanted a picture of himself up on the dish. Easy walk - 45 minutes up and 20 minutes down....and a 3 beer lunch afterwards.

B.