bear mountain

Warm day but not too hot. Perfect weather but start hiking early. Moderately tough hike but totally worth it.

Got out of Phoenix a little later than planned, arriving at trailhead around 8:30am. Had to park along the main road, but the vending machine

I was excited to be back at Bear Mountain and actually summit the mountain this trip. I hiked this trail only once before with my

My sister and I headed out from Phoenix at 4:30 am.  We made it to the trailhead by 7:30 and it was already pretty warm!

The weather was beautiful for Bear Mountain today – sunny and low 80s, with clouds rolling in near the end of the hike. When I

Well, technically she'd be called a sow but you get the point.  This is a tough hike when you're out of shape (like me) and