Sunrise 7:25: Still life in the woods

While the male Dawn Jogger went for a later than usual morning walk with Scott and Tiger Lily, the female DJ headed out for hike up Los Trancos on the Portola Valley Ranch trails. She took the route DJs referred to as "short Portola," a great three plus miles outing that got the DJs and Cassie the Australian Shepherd in the woods without spending a lot of time. Like hiking Windy, it's a hard route to do alone and memories of doing it as a threesome were around every turn - and every puddle or stream of water that Cassie frolicked in. The fog was dense again, adding to the atmosphere. The female DJ concentrated on trying to photograph "still lifes"...