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| Hiking | 5.46 Miles |
2,707 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.46 Miles | 3 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.68 mph |
| 2,707 ft AEG | 17 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Needed to stay close to home this weekend, so I decided to hit up an old favorite. I arrived at my usual parking spot just after 5 am. Given the time of year and the hour of the day, I assumed I'd pretty much have the trail to myself. Not so much.
Apparently, I was late, as there were already 6 other cars in the parking area, and when I joined the main trail, I had unwittingly timed it to merge with two other guys heading up.
I pushed on the accelerator a bit to put some distance between us, which worked well. I started to come across my parking lot friends on their return trip a little past the bowl area. Three different small groups.
After they all passed, the solitude was complete to the top. While I was grateful for the cloud cover, the downside was that it was quite muggy--which I think is worse. I regularly hit the Olympic qualifying standard for sweating as it is, but when its muggy, I just keep on sweating without any noticeable reduction in body temperature.
As a result, I literally wrung out my clothes at the top.
On the return trip, I passed the two guys still slowly making their climb, and one more person below the bowl.
Parking area was empty upon my return.
The highlight of the trip were the century plants, which are in full bloom.
I was home by 9:30. Always a good workout and sense of accomplishment. |
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