Gulls in flight above Lake Natoma. They were on the water and then suddenly every gull, goose, and duck took flight simultaneously. I looked up and saw an eagle pass low right over my head. That's what spooked them!

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   Eric Phelps (ericphelps@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-Jan-2025 11:06:21 JST Eric Phelps

   The long walk. Mile 19.5. Well, my wife finished what she was doing and insisted on picking me up on her way home. So the last 2 miles didn't happen. That's okay, I was in my home territory, so I didn't miss anything new. And I wasn't thrilled about walking the last hour in the dark 😉.

   I did the whole trip on 3 liters. Can't do that in the summer! I did stop to refill when I got down to one liter remaining – playing safe because I knew the final stretch was away from water.

   #hiking