Simba and the Longest Day

The day before my 55th birthday, I decided to reprise my Sandia Crest hike of 5 years ago. The plan was for Simba to do the first half with me, then come home to rest when Michelle met us at the Peak, thereby sparing him the second half. Unfortunately, we didn't get to the Peak before Michelle had to go teach, so he had to do the whole thing with me. The last couple of hours, he was convinced I had no clue where we were going. Definitely his longest day ever! Man, that dog can drink some water...next time, he gets to carry his own! Here are some pictures from our 26 mile hike: