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The trip was supposed to start Tuesday night, the 14th of December, but my flight was cancelled due to delays. Air travel and I just don't seem to mix well. I went home, worked out, then went back to catch the first flight on Wednesday morning. I got 1500 frequent flier miles out of the deal, but they didn't quite offset the inconvenience.

Arriving in Santa Barbara, JD was there waiting for me at the airport. The weather was fantastic! (This was right before the great rains that caused so much damage.)

That evening, Jinxie, JD, Wedge, and I went hiking. We finally decided upon Montecito Peak. Here is Mike just before the hike.

I had hoped Tim and George would be able to go hiking too, but Tim had hurt his back, and George was in a bike accident.

Wedge and JD took off before us. Mike and I prepare for the hike.

A Santa Barbara sunset. My pictures rarely do these justice.

Tone standing next to "naked woman tree."

This was the first time I had been hiking on a "real" hike in months. Omaha just doesn't have the kind of elevation to qualify as "real" hiking. Mike and I started at a good clip, then Mike told me to go on ahead. JD and Wedge were ahead of us—we could hear them citing Star Trek quotes. I took off at top speed to catch up. I eventually found them at the eucalyptus trees. Apparently they had only been there a few minutes.

Mike caught up within a few minutes and broke out the wine.

JD at the eucalyptus trees. You can see the lights of Santa Barbara to the right of him.

Up at the eucalyptus trees. Yeah, their eyes are sort of funny in this shot.

Santa Barbara city night shot.

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