black mountain

sunset hike kicked my butt. steeper than it seems, and more like 10 miles than 9.

Started out at 8:30 and it was cool and the morning fog was burning off. I opted for a short sleeve even though I usually

Hiked over 11 miles with over 2600 ft of elevation. Sweeping views of Silicon Valley and a deep blue sky were the highlights. While not

Beautiful hike, and not cold and windy at the top as it sometimes is! Started early, and was glad of that when the sun was

Beautiful hike on a sunny day through varying terrain. Glad we started at 7:30a to avoid the heat. The number of hikers increased steadily during

Made a weekend of Black Mountain and Mt. Umunhum with my hiking pal.  Black mtn was the longer hike so knocked it out on Saturday.