<\/a><\/p>\nAlso, like I mentioned, a friend and I went up and down Pikes Peak in one day. I was sore for days afterwards but it was the best climb I’ve done (the fourth time I’ve climbed it). Usually I feel ready to drop dead above timberline, and I just suffer my way up the last three miles to the top, but this time was much less strenuous. It was awesome, in the true sense of the word.<\/p>\n
I don’t have any pictures from Pikes Peak but here’s a view of the West Spanish Peak out the car window that I did a few days earlier (the one on the right). It was pretty great too and not overcast like it appears in the picture.<\/p>\n
Anyway, it’s good to be back, though I always feel a bit homesick when I’m again faced with the congestion and traffic and smog of L.A. It has its pluses, but definitely also has its, well, minuses. Back to work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been back in L.A. a couple days now, and had a great time on vacation. When I was in the airport I spotted a display they had from someone who had collected lots of old-fashioned hatpins and make-up items. There was this bobbie pin package with this drawing on it – she’s pretty sexy! … Continue reading Back from Colorado<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n