Anne Marie Harvey (honored guest) with California poppies (the poppies haven't opened yet because it is still cold! It was 34 degrees when we started the run!)
Noni's Elbow and view of snow-capped San Gorgonio and Vail Lake
Manzanita in bloom!
The end of the 7 mile trail is located behind the bump in the center of the ridge in the photo.
The second downhill section of the climb up the Dripping Springs Trail
View of mountains to the east and Palomar Valley
Pretty scenery about 5.5 miles from the park gate
Can you find the runners in this photo? Look almost due left from the big pale rock outcropping and you will see one white dot we think is Taimi and up a bit higher and further over to the left a white dot may be Glen.
Anne Marie and Noni with snow-capped San Gorgonio in the background
Taimi, Steve Harvey (our second honored guest!) and Anne Marie making their way down the mountain
Anne Marie showing off the glorious Vail Lake and hillside in the background
Three fast mice blitzing down the mountain - Eric, Steve A. and Monica
Can you believe how perfectly these guys arranged themselves for this photo as they came running toward the photographer? (Or maybe the photographer is just superbly skillful!)
Under great protest from the big E (who was striving to catch the tireless Taimi), the thrillsome threesome stop for a photo
Anne Marie with a toyon festooned with berries
Noni sniffing the flowers of a tall shrub she still hasn't identified. (Anyone who can identify it, please let Noni know!)
The Munch Bunch (clockwise from the truck: Ingy, Steve Harvey, Doug, Tino, Steve A., Anne Marie, Taimi, Kim P., Alejandra, Christopher, James, Monica & Mark)
More Munch Bunch (clockwise from the truck: Ingy, Tracy, Doug, Steve Harvey, Tino, Steve A., Taimi, Kim P., Alejandra, Iain, Christopher, James, Noni, Mark, Monica & Anne Marie)
Kim holding her recently operated on wrist with automatic thumbs up! Taimi is thinking about her next assault on the Dripping Springs Trail!
Monica is showing James, Iain and Alejandra how important it is to stretch after a good mountain run.
Tino relaxes as Steve digs into some chips as Doug supervises.
The gang enjoying conversation (Doug, Mark, Monica, Steve and Anne Marie Harvey - honored guests - Steve A., Noni, Tino and Taimi)
Bob getting some much deserved rest after an hour's walk having just recovered from by-pass surgery. Iain, Alejandra and their two boys Christopher and James enjoying lunch and Tracy getting ready to search for brownies!
Kim and Glen chatting with Iain
Callay, kneading her bed to show us she is happy we (Eric and Noni) came home from our Dripping Springs outing in relatively good shape - that is fit enough to refill the food bowls!
