after saying goodbye to burgundy lane

After saying goodbye to Burgundy Lane, Murphy & Margaret, we started a 750 foot climb. It wasn't bad--except for the heat. Our Jacuzzi clean sweated away. We stopped at a spring to fill our bottles and soak our feet and shared the water with a primping bird. He'd dip his head in, shake, his tail feathers, shake, wings, shake. He'd take a good glance at himself at every stage, like a teenager in a high school bathroom.