On the 10 mile hike today, much fun was had. We started our ascent before 8:00 AM, and even though the sun was not up, we could already feel the day heating up. On the ridge, there was no shade, but a nice breeze that kept us cool as we hiked. There were many rocks lining the road with fossilized seashells in them from when the ocean was higher and the mountains were lower, and many boys went home with fossils. After an early lunch break in the trees, we descended down the second half of the trail (it was a loop) and past some abandoned oil derriks before ending up in sunny, happy suburbia, from where we hiked another mile before returning to the bliss of air conditioned cars. It was a hot hike. It was a good hike. Even the young ones form whom this was their first every hike with the troop, it was an enjoyable experience.
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