Adjusting Expectations- This is 50!

What a fabulous day yesterday! I came down to Palm Springs this weekend to do a crazy hike with my crazy running friends to celebrate Della who is turning 50 this week. The original plan was to do a very intense hike called Cactus to Clouds, but then with some of the snow conditions at the top, we decided to adjust and go on the Skyline to Aerial Tramway Top Station Trail.  But then, Maegan's flight plans changed and she could not get here until yesterday morning which delayed our start until 10:30 am on the trails which made it a super hot hike. Instead of a point to point hike, we chose to do an out and back to play it safe due to the timing. But, this was still 4500 feet of elevation and over 10 miles of hiking so it was no small thing. We joked that the number of times we adjusted expectations on this trip and on this hike is such a sign of the times and of this stage of life. This is 50! 

What a wonderful way to celebrate Della on the trails and to start the week off with some great memories of our hike and some sore legs to prove it. 

first water stop- 

(with a photo we brought of Elizabeth since she could not be here with us!) 

We drove over to the tram and had a blast taking it to the top after our hike. We put on all of the clothes that we had hiked with as it was pretty chilly up on top and laughed at how we looked like we had just put on a yard sale with the random assortment of gear.