At Mantana de Oro State Park, one of the more exquisite places on Earth. Even with the Mother's Day crowds, it's still mesmerising. Ran into an 81 year old Sierra Clubber on Oats Peak...graciously provided some killer beta on the Ventana. Was also a seasonal ranger at Bandalier Monument in New Mexico...was charged with protecting the sanctity of the Painted Cave from ambitious rapscallions. Descended Valencia Peak with a family from LA. The son is a HS biology teacher/USC grad student in Environmental Sciences. Father was an electrician: "You guys get paid more, but you gotta admit, we have bigger wires!"
I'm coming in last place in the Deer Fence Wrestling Championships, although the "blanket roll from each end" maneuver may prove to be my saving grace.
Thought to ponder: anything great (the Pyramids, the US agricultural system, Nike shoes, and Permaculture homesteads) are only possible through the liberal use of slave labor. If we all had a fair wage, we'd all be destitute!
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