Guest Blogger....

Hello all! This is Kelly and I'll be your VIP guest blogger today:
So today took us to Pinnacles National Monument for a day of hiking, sweating and infamous sit down strikes by the one and only Margie. We arrived at Pinnacles around 11am and began our accent to the peaks. About 10 minutes in Sophie, Margie and I were given the warning by Andy that the park ranger had advised us to be on the lookout for rattle snakes and mountain lions (something that would have been nice to know before setting out haha). The hike began at a nice pace and gradual incline and progressed to a slightly slower pace as the incline became steeper and steeper. About 30 minutes in Margie began "sit down strikes" which basically means she stops mid-trail to just sit down and refuse to continue....however with the promise of ice cream later in the day she was somehow able to pull through and continue. Sophie hiked like a champ and was our trail guide always leading us in the right direction. When we reached the highest part of our hike the views were stunning as the fog rolled in in the distance but blue skies stuck around all day for us. After our decent we ate lunch in the shade looking up at where we had just climbed. We then went on a shorter hike to the caves where we saw bats flying above us. After we got back home we met up with Katie and headed to In 'N Out Burger for burgers, shakes and fries. Overall it was a great day and even though we were (well at least I was) stiff the next day it was all worth it and a great day of memories!