i took off in the late afternoon with a 30-pound baby in my hiking back pack, and a 70-pound dog pulling at her leash. it was hot and the trail head said "2.2 miles" and i thought i could do it. i almost puked at 1.5 miles, and by the time i realized there'd be no way of getting down the other side with a baby on my back, i was already 2 miles deep. I walked 4 miles that day, wasn't proud of myself, and landed hard on my shin and broke my big toe nail clean off on the way down. but i did it and now it's done. altadena, ca
