Knox Lake hike

I'm slated to do a week-long hike in August and I'm a little concerned about it. Yes, I do a ridiculous amount of aerobics but these are different muscle groups entirely. It's gonna be hell.
I went on a hike with Heidi and Matt today that... well. We did eight miles in five and a half hours. Not great. But a beautiful hike. A wonderful day and the two dogs with us were completely zonked at the end.
On the way down, we encountered our friend Lucy. She was beyond impressed that we had gotten up so early (6:30 to beat the heat) and got done with ten miles so fast. It wasn't eight miles. The in-and-out hike is more like 10/11 miles. Love it.

I am a fashion PLATE! (I dressed at 5:30, what do you expect?)

3/4 of my hiking partners

My hiking group

Check that scenery!

Meadow right before the lake. Yep, that's snow

The small Callie-predator sits and waits for her Sophie-prey

At Knox Lake