Who needs cardio when you have Piestewa??

Holy vertical elevation!  While this one had switchbacks, everything was pretty much straight up!  Pretty intense climb for te first half and then the excitement kicked in!  I am not a fan of heights and for the most part have done OK on the previous two-this one had some pretty narrow passages with the trail too close to the edge for me-I opted for the actual mountain on those stretches.  The Summit was a spectacular view-but I didn’t spend a whole lot of time up there! This was #3 out of 6 for us and so far my least favorite, but you know, different strokes…..