A couple weekends ago, we went hiking in Bear Valley. Unfortunately, I couldn't hike as far as I thought I could before my knee started to really hurt, so I turned back down the trail on my own. This gave me time to take some really soak in nature and I couldn't resist taking some high-quality pictures with my iPhone. (saving for a new camera is actually a very long process!!) When I was walking back down the trail, I felt a little bummed that my knee is still holding me back after all this time from doing things that I want to do. I had a stick that Al had picked up for me to use as a walking staff, but I still found myself stopping to rest more frequently than I care to admit. By the time I made it back to the beginning of the trail, I had stopped so often that the natural beauty around me had soothed my irritation, and I found that I felt really peaceful in the presence of funny looking trees and bright flowers. And these are their pictures:
Not bad for our first California hike =)