We came, we saw, we just about died!

This morning my friend, Sara, and I hiked six miles up to the Cleveland National Forest to this Doppler radar structure (or whatever you call it). What you can't see is the big ball on top, the sweat dripping down our faces, and our swollen hands! But this is proof that we did it. What a great feeling! The hardest part for me was the six miles back--my big toes are black and blue. There was also a group of others that Sara has gone with before, sometimes a few times a week, but since I'm pretty slow, we started a half hour before them, and they still beat us back. Oh, well, you have to start somewhere. Now it's time for me to lay down and not move for the rest of the day.