A quick note and a quick recommendation that, uh, I’ve made before, actually.
So the hike that I’d been planning to do tomorrow, my first in a month, got canceled. Sadly, there is an early-season fire in the nearby area, burning west of Mt. Baldy Village. Hopefully they’ll get it contained soon, before the high temperatures and winds of a mini heat-wave kick in this weekend.
Depending on how hot it is, hopefully I’ll get out for a short hike sometime over the weekend. A simple out-and-back, so depending on how the knee holds up, I can turn back at any time.
Plus, I know you’re all just dying for a hike post, aren’t ya?
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On a completely separate note: a couple of weeks ago, as you may recall, I met the artist Keith Knight at the Festival of Books, chatted with him, and bought his books.
He also, by the way, was raised on a steady diet of “Star Wars” and ends a conversation with “stay cool”, which I am completely too geeky to ever end a conversation with. Well, at least not without people snickering. Heh.
Anyway, as of last week, he’s started a daily strip, so I figure for this Friday, I’ll pass along the recommendation to you. This one is a great example, me’thinks.
Main site here with a weeks delay, or available more up-to-date here. Or if you’re really lucky, the strip is in your paper (if not, let them know); the LA Times doesn’t currently carry it. Damn fools.
Happy Friday.
The GeekHiker 
There is a great trail up Los Liones in Malibu that might actually be cooler on Saturday. Ever done that hike? The view of the ocean is spectacular.
I love that Keith Knight did a spider-saver comic!! We need to start a club!
By: Mel Heth on May 16, 2008
at 10:43 am
I end conversations with “stay cool” all the time in the summer, but I mean it in less of a “I’m so hip” kind of way and more of “damn it’s 100 degrees out today” kind of way.
By: charlotte harris on May 16, 2008
at 11:00 am
I AM dying for one….
By: just a girl on May 16, 2008
at 8:29 pm
Mel Heth – Thanks for the suggestion. I may save ti for a cooler weekend. I like the club idea! Send him an e-mail!
Charlotte – Heh, that’s how this record-heat weekend is here!
Just a Girl – Yes’m. 😀
By: geekhiker on May 17, 2008
at 9:19 pm
Bummer! I have been waiting for the snow to melt on Baldy so that I could do a hike, then I got busy, and now it is HOT and fire-y…. But thanks for sharing
By: Aly on May 18, 2008
at 1:18 pm
Aly – I’ll be doing Baldy sometime later this summer, say July or August. If you pass by a young guy wearing a Tilly Hat, be sure to say hello…
By: geekhiker on May 18, 2008
at 9:13 pm
a Tilly Hat huh, I usually try to say hello to most fellow hikers, but will reserve a special hello for young guys wearing Tilly Hats. 🙂
By: Aly on May 18, 2008
at 11:08 pm
Aly – LOL, in all honesty, I’m the youngest guy I’ve ever seen in a Tilly Hat on LA area trails, so it shouldn’t be too hard! 🙂
By: geekhiker on May 19, 2008
at 9:22 pm