49 going to 75, then 80s this week.
Nice vigorous hike yesterday up the Little Devils Staircase again, about 1,500' climb in first 2 miles, then easy 3.5 mile down around the loop. Saw 1 brown water snake, and folks just ahead of us say they saw a 4' rattler, but it was gone when we got there...never seen a rattler in these mountains...but many other snakes. Nice waterfalls and good stream flow with some early autumn colors. Stopped by a winery and then a brewery on the way home. Perfect fall day, and yes, we did get a late start. My truck got a good breaking in...covered in dust from long dirt road, dog threw up on a towel on the back seat floor, and a guy backed into it...fortunately only scratched the side of the rear bumper but felt like an earthquake.