Black Crater

Started at 8:00. Between 55 and 70 Degrees. Overcast the whole way, a little rain. The top was in the cloud cover so we couldn't

In a repeat from last year, Black Crater was my 6th peak. I started early but no pre-dawn hiking this time. I wound up catching

My friend Heidi pinged me earlier in the week about hiking Black Crater on Saturday, so I jumped in with her group (4 people, 2

Should have reapplied sunscreen- my arms got a little red.  The trail was dusty as is typical there.   There are two small reroute sections

We got out early Saturday morning to beat the heat and started our accent at 6:45 am.  A handful of folks were doing the same. 

We started early at about 6:30. There were bugs in the way up but we didn't get any mosquito bites.  There are still quite a