Foot trail breaks off

After a short downhill the trail takes off uphill aggressively. Long ago this was paved with cobbles but now mostly washed out. There’s a business that hauls you to the top on horseback and they’re mildly successful, so there’s lots of horse shit and then flies and then birds eating maggots..a whole eco system. The valley is incredibly verdant. Being from Seattle, this tells me to prepare for rain.Read more