bear mountain

2051 feet in elevation and 4.92 miles. 1999 elevation done in first 2.5 miles.

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

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!

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

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