griffith park

this morning t and i went for a hike to griffith park. yes, i said hike. he's been going for a while now and i had told him that i would like to check it out at least once (since i knew i could not go very far). so i skipped church with mom and left about 7:30am. i was still half asleep when we drove off. roxxy joined us too. so as soon as we get off the truck i almost fell. well really it was because i almost lost my balance. we were taking a short cut from the parking lot to where the hike starts and i almost lost it....what an idiot. so we start our hike and it's somewhat steep and i thought i was going to pass out. my legs felt so weak and heavy. we hadn't even really started our hike and i was already out of breath. i figured going to the gym would help me out...wrong! so i took my time and was huffing and puffing all the way but i did it. well, i did it one way because we ended up finding flat land on the way back. there was some pretty steep walks and i thought for sure i was going to fall off the hill. the view would have been killer but there was too much smog and it was very overcast. so we got to see a coyote being chased by 2 dogs and autmatically i thought of putting roxxy on the leash but his other master thought it would be ok. of course i was thinking the worst was going to happen. while we hiked t mentioned dre had told him about some old cages that were originally part of the la zoo. as we talked about them we noticed them between the trees. we walked over and they are a sight to see. they were built in the 1930's but were closed for obvious reasons. they were very small and inhumane. they used to cage bears, monkey and some other animals. they were very eerie to see. they reminded me of a horror movie. i wished i had my camera but i didn't take it. t said it was a hike not sight seeing. whatever. next time i am taking my camera. i think i would like to try it again even though it's sooo hard!!!!