First hike of the Challenge

Great “warm up” hike for the 6 Pack of Peaks Challenge with my son. We hiked this peak first last year and it is a great shorter hike to get things going for the more challenging peaks to climb. This was a nice day to hike, not too warm and a little overcast. We knew to take it easy at the beginning until we caught our breath and then we hiked strong. The first few miles are not too bad, but once the uphill climbing starts, that’s where the challenge begins. We did well going up with a bit of scrambling and then at the peak we enjoyed a much needed rest along with all the fantastic views. Going down is always a lot easier and near the end of our hike we encountered a rattle snake on the side of the trail. I love seeing critters like these and it allowed us to take some pictures before slithering away. It was a great day to get my first peak in with my son.