First hike of the "54 for Dave".  Really the first hike of 2015 for me.  Driving to the trail-head the sunrise was beautiful.  There were clouds in the east that the sun had gotten under and turned an intense red.

As I started the hike my first impression is that I am way, way out of shape and still had not adjusted to the altitude yet. Had to stop multiple times to catch my breath as the trail starts rising immediately.  That was OK as the morning was beautiful.  Took the left start of trail which goes down by the creek.  Vicki and I have been there before and there are several spots where you can get close to the stream.  Taking pictures there would allow me to catch my breath a bit.