In just over a week we head to Switzerland for our hiking trip. I wanted to get a longer and harder hike in before we left so this morning Tammy and I got up early, let the kids sleep in, and went to Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve for a 5.3 mile hike with about 900 ft of elevation gain. It took us 2h 8m to finish. My shirt was like I had wore it in a shower when we got done. I brought my poles and was initially feeling silly, but after a couple of miles the trail started going up and down more and I was happy to have them. 😅 Also on Strava.

Strava GPS map of a 5.3-mile looping hike trail through forested parkland with ponds, color-coded green to yellow showing pace. Calm pond glimpsed through dense woodland trees, with a fallen log and low undergrowth in the foreground Two smiling hikers pose for a selfie on a lush green wooded trail, one holding trekking poles and wearing a plaid shirt, the other a mint Patagonia Run tee. Lush green meadow with tall grasses and seed heads, bare dead trees in the center, and a dense leafy forest under a partly cloudy sky Narrow dirt trail cutting through lush green undergrowth into a dense summer forest, with a lone hiker visible far ahead on the path Smiling hiker taking a selfie on a wooded trail, wearing a blue plaid shirt and backpack, holding trekking poles Narrow dirt trail winding through a tall deciduous forest with a lone hiker in a teal shirt visible in the distance Two hikers smile for a selfie at a trailhead kiosk showing Hiking Trail and Ski Trail signs, surrounded by green trees.