Just returned from a brisk 4.5 mile hike from Kilkare Road to the top of the Pleasanton Ridge. Uff da. Sosie and the neighbor's dog, Molly, led the way, keeping a wary eye for the possible cougar. We took the "flat" route, but it was plenty steep. Gorgeous views of Pleasanton and beyond from the ridge top, where thoughtful people had planted a bench. Sosie showed Stan where she took a young Zachary to hunt frogs in a ridge-top reservoir. Tomorrow the prince will marry. Back at the house now, we await the arrival Steve and Nancy as well as Bill with his groom's dinner supplies. The excitment builds.
