This was supposed to be one of the nice & easy hikes, or so we heard, so we expected it, but no!  The hike was not necessarily hard, but it was kind of long, and almost boring (sorry for my direct & honest expression) to me.  We did the loop counter clockwise, going up the King Canyon trail, and came down by way of the Gould Mine trail.    Even Dennis, my husband & hiking partner agreed with me.  On our way back down, he made comments that the scenery going up was so much better, and he was quite happy when the trail finally changed again and we were able to close the loop and get back to the Trailhead.  We did enjoy the hike up through the King Canyon trail, and we loved climbing the summit, but I think that the way back to the trailhead was a little too long, and not really all that scenic, but overall it was still worth the trip. I am happy that I completed the 2nd hike after all!  Yeah!