N37° 11.649′W121° 56.246′

Yesterday I did a solo hike in Sierra Azul. It was hot – about 90°F. Too hot for all that uphill and all the exposed ridge hiking.

Less than ten minutes into the hike I walked past a rattler, who ignored me, while I did the panic-jig away to put some space between us.

The hike ended up being 7.3 miles long, with 2,800′ of elevation gain along the way. Between the heat and the fact that I’d not hiked much recently, I was pretty beat when it was done. But it was good to be out hiking again, and I even found three geocaches along the way.