Secret trail

Feeling a little guilty that while all my relatives on the east coast are battening down the hatches to prepare for hurricane Sandy, we are enjoying radiant sunshine and crisp fall weather here in California...

I say, come on out west, folks! (we only have earthquakes to worry about...and sometimes tornadoes...)

Yesterday, Andrew and I went on a hidden hike up by Collins Lake, the kind in which you don't see another soul on the entire five mile trail and I'm constantly scanning my surroundings for mountain lions. But it was refreshingly peaceful nonetheless! 

We planned to hike to the lake, but an impassable flowing creek led us to a lunch spot and we stopped to enjoy the silence and fall colors and stringent scent of pines in the area.

I've realized that as soon as you start working full-time in your 20s, you understand how valuable these relaxing weekend moments can be! All part of growing up I guess...
:)