To all,
There was a grand reunion in Fallbrook last weekend for graduates of Fallbrook High School. I was unable to attend because I was on top of the Continental Divide in Colorado backpacking with my two sons Grant and Glenn and their two friends (making four antelopes and one old goat). There was a peak that I wanted to make being that I'm 60, it is Mt. Hope. When I thought I had the summit in my grasp I found that I had just covered the last rise before the true top. My knee was talking very loudly to me, and so had to stop with just 200 vertical feet (of rocky terrain) to go. So I named the little peak, "Close Hope" and considering that it was at 12,600 feet maybe that's not too bad for a bald fat guy.
Hugs to all,
Gary
