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We hiked up to the highest point Ray could find close to San Luis Obispo.
It was gorgeous.
It was hot.
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I made it to the point where we could see the ocean.
Yep. See that white line waaaaay out there?
That's the cool, refreshing waters of the Pacific.
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Then my vision started to blur.
The background?
Pretty much what I saw...
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So I made like a pig.
Found some cool dirt, and flopped.
(okay, I'll be truthful. This was earlier in the hike.
And I didn't make it all the way to the top.
I waited in the shade and attempted a cool-down.
It was humbling.)
When we got back...
we heard all about the heat wave. 107° in San Luis.
117° in outlying areas.
So-heat and Becky...not a super mix.
The end.
27Sept2010