black mountain

great views and some sweet wildflowers. A tough one but worth it.

Easy hike and My first experience with a coyote on the trail 🙂

I made the mistake of arriving at 6:50am on a Saturday. There was NO parking available. I was fortunate enough to park close enough away

We tried to start at 7:30 at Rancho San Antonio Park but it was already full.  If your thinking of hiking from here I would

Start early so you can get parking and beat the heat! The parking lot fills up fast and the trail is mostly exposed. There were

Least favorite hike of the challenge.  Summit was anti-climatic.  My phone/camera was not working so I have no photo to post but I can not