Hiking

[jp1]

I don't know this person personally, but several of my coworkers do, having worked there at some point. Beazley is THE powerhouse in the cyber insurance world.

I've only hiked one of Colorado's 14ers, Grays Peak. I was 20 at the time, the weather was awesome (at least by the standards of weather at that elevation), and Grays Peak is generally considered the easiest of the CO 14ers to hike. Mt. Shavano generally ranks somewhere around 20th out of the 58th for difficulty of 14,000 peaks in Colorado depending on whose list you look at. Doing a team-building exercise on that peak seems like a bad plan unless at least a couple of the people have enough high altitude hiking experience to keep the group safe. And they clearly didn't since at the very least the most experienced person should have been at the very back of the group to make sure they didn't lose anyone.

All that said I'm really glad he's ok. And sorry he had such a terrible experience.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hiker-alle...y?id=113238350

[jp1]

So, I turned 57 today. I decided that instead of some big party that would please my friends more than it would please me that I'd go hike Mt. Tamalpais by myself. It's the highest point in the county and has a million trails on it. It's hugely popular. So much so that on the weekend you have to reserve parking. Consequently I've not hiked it despite living here for four years. I prefer quiet and seclusion. So I took the day off work and went. As I drove up to the trail head I was a big concerned because there was a brief downpour that was enough to require turning on my windshield wipers for the first time since May. Rainy season is definitely upon us. And Mt Tam generally gets about twice as much as the rest of the county. I hadn't thought to bring my rain slicker but figured I'm not the wicked witch of the west so I parked, packed the four sweatshirts that happened to be in my trunk in my backpack figuring that if it rained enough to drench one I could swap it out with another and headed out. (actually I wore one of the sweatshirts under my zip up hoodie that I was already wearing and put the other three in my bag since it was a bit chilly.)

All I have to say about the hike is that I can see why Mt Tam is so popular! OMG. The views... In the middle of the picture you can see downtown San Francisco way off in the distance, and toward the right the ocean going off down the coast towards Monterey. Stunning.
mt tam.jpg

[catherine]

So, I turned 57 today. I decided that instead of some big party that would please my friends more than it would please me that I'd go hike Mt. Tamalpais by myself. It's the highest point in the county and has a million trails on it. It's hugely popular. So much so that on the weekend you have to reserve parking. Consequently I've not hiked it despite living here for four years. I prefer quiet and seclusion. So I took the day off work and went. As I drove up to the trail head I was a big concerned because there was a brief downpour that was enough to require turning on my windshield wipers for the first time since May. Rainy season is definitely upon us. And Mt Tam generally gets about twice as much as the rest of the county. I hadn't thought to bring my rain slicker but figured I'm not the wicked witch of the west so I parked, packed the four sweatshirts that happened to be in my trunk in my backpack figuring that if it rained enough to drench one I could swap it out with another and headed out. (actually I wore one of the sweatshirts under my zip up hoodie that I was already wearing and put the other three in my bag since it was a bit chilly.)

All I have to say about the hike is that I can see why Mt Tam is so popular! OMG. The views... In the middle of the picture you can see downtown San Francisco way off in the distance, and toward the right the ocean going off down the coast towards Monterey. Stunning.
mt tam.jpg

Happy birthday, jp!!! The hike sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. I hope that you have a wonderful birthday evening as well!

[iris lilies]

I’m glad glad you had a nice birthday.

[Tradd]

Happy Birthday! Thanks for sharing the photo. Awesome view.

[rosarugosa]

Happy Birthday! What a great way to spend your day, stunning views indeed.

[happystuff]

Happy Birthday, jp! Glad it was a nice day!