black mountain

(About that photo…it was windy, the sun was in my face, and I NEED A HAIRCUT!) Last year I did my first peak on New

Pretty straightforward hike, saw a fair amount of wildlife, bobcat, deer, eagle, etc.  Good sunny cool day.  Good uphill stretch to the top of black

Up, up and up.  The route is primarily a comfortably wide fire road that starts with a climb then levels off a bit before the

Wide open fire roads for the start of the hike.  Nice section of single track once on the Quarry Trail.  Long last mile to the

Great start to our year of peak challenges!

We did this peak on an overcast day. There was some clearing at times with nice views. We started 8AM and it was high 40s