black mountain

It was an enjoying hike. Started at 7:00 AM in the morning. Trail conditions were good. Weather was pleasant. Meet friends along the way.

On the trail around 9:30 am.  Started with some blues ski and sun, then turned to mist and then rain.  Saw lots of rainbows on

I guess you can’t have rainbows without some rain!  Weather forecast had only a slight, brief chance of rain, but things changed. Very beginning of

As my hiking partners noted- we hiked to the top of Black Mountain in the rain- but were rewarded with many rainbows along the way.

Long, slow climb. Passes a quarry and saw several backpackers coming down. At the top it's hard to find the actual peak as it's more

Nice walk,  well graded path,  lots of shade.  The summit was an anti climax though.  No cairn, no signs, just lots of 5g and microwave