Tenuously knitting related

[Warning: Don't read if you want real knitting content!]

So I haven't had much knitting to show over the past few weeks. Why not? Well, the past couple weekends have been chock full of hiking. My darling schmoopie has it in his head that we have to do something like trek Mt. Kilimanjaro or the Inca Trail before we can have schmooplings, and he wants to have schmooplings soon (his biological clock appears to be ticking a bit faster than mine). So we've been trying to get in shape only to find that I am hopelessly out of shape. On Sunday we hiked up Montara Mountain at McNee Ranch State Park.

It didn't start well. We went the wrong way which enabled me to take this picture.

I'm starting to come around to the idea that Northern California actually is very pretty, even if all the buildings are short. It was a bit overcast that day, but that just meant a nice walk in the clouds. This was the last picture before we were surrounded by fog, about a quarter of the way up.

After a few wrong turns and over 4 miles of uphill hiking (it would have been less without those wrong turns!) we finally reached the top. Just look at that view!

The sun peaked through occasionally on the way down.

My feet did really well because I wore my trusty handknit socks made from everybody's favorite yarn--Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock. This led to a very exciting discussion about socks for the hubby. I actually think that knitting him socks could be rewarding for both of us, and I'm glad to have found a knit item he would actually appreciate! Normally he wears sweaters that are very finely knit. He did say that if I ever got good with a knitting machine, he'd buy enough qiviut for me to make him a sweater. That would be awesome. But the socks! He wants shortie socks that are nice and plain which should be a pretty quick knit. Now I just need some nice solid colored merino sock yarn.

Oh yeah, and Schmoopie likes to pass out after we get home:

We're going to Lassen Volcanic National Park at the end of the month, and it has been suggested that I knit knee high socks in preparation. I'm actually quite tempted...