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To tell the truth, I haven\u2019t done much hiking up mountains recently.\xa0 I did scale a few minor peaks, years ago, when our sons were in boy scouts.\xa0 However, it was always hot weather heading up and, between separating those young gentlemen who decided to fashion light sabers from tree branches and attempting to corral those whose first instinct was to chase into the woods after squirrels, it was a somewhat trying business.\xa0 The reward, for all, of course, was the view from the top and it was always breathtaking.\xa0 However, as you stood on the summit, things would cool off pretty dramatically and you had the sober knowledge that safely descending from the top is always a trickier proposition than getting there.