Iron Mountain

Keeping with my current exercise and health craze, I hiked to the top of Iron Mountain this morning. This was the first time I have hiked it alone, and without someone else to keep pace with, I walked too fast at the beginning and was very tired by the time I got to the peak. From the top you have a good view of the area burned by the big fire last October. In fact, I saw a fire burning off in the distance. I used the telescope at the top to look at the fire and saw aircraft dropping water on it. Why didn't they do that last October? I wasn't worried about the fire reaching me, since all the brush was still burnt. It looked like a volcano exploded - if you have ever been to Mount St. Helens you would know what I mean. It took me one hour to walk up and one hour to walk down. I was the last person off the mountain - the sane people will hike it in the evening when the air is cooler. It is now time to rest my legs and get ready for my next local adventure.