I wanted to do an easy one on my own after my first activation with a group. This summit was one that I knew I could drive up. I hiked the last quarter mile to the actual summit and used my hand held for the activation. Had fun and Yukon and I got a bit more exercise.
Finally stopped being only a shack sloth and decided to try to be a mountain goat for once. I went with a group of friends and took my best friend and service dog Yukon with me. It was a real blast with successful activation, Yukon and I can't wait till the next summit. We decided to start small and plan on slowly working our way up to the tougher summits.
Start elev.: 4291 ft (1308 m)
Max elev.: 4881 ft (1488 m)
Total ascent: 604 ft (184 m)
Trip odometer: 2.6mi (4.184km) Up: 1.5mi (2.414km) Down: 1.1mi (1.770km)
Total time: 7h20m Up: 1h37m Down: 36m
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