Been loading up my new backpack will hella weight & going on 3-4 mile evening practice hikes to get used to all the new equipment & muscles 😬 . Working up to a 35-40 mile hike out of Silver Lake up to Thousand Islands Lake / Minarets at the end of September ✊🏼 . Slight bit of smoke in the air here inland East Bay, but pretty clean in the valleys. Hoping all the fires & smoke end soon—but expecting more as summer heats up. . #ShellRidgeOpenSpace #Sunset #日没 #CoucherDeSoleil #OpenSpace #Backpacking #Hiking #SunsetStroll #SmokySkies #NorCal #Zone9b #Permaculture #CareForTheLand https://www.instagram.com/p/CSTHYKErctM/?utm_medium=tumblr











