Black Mountain

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

Trail conditions perfect, weather perfect, company amazing!

Beautiful trail and beautiful day. Perfect weather. Kicked my butt going up and up!

This was such a crazy hike especially considering it’s right next to very tame Los Altos. Parking was impossible, so we parked at Foothill College

Small parking lot full by 7:15.  We parked at Foothill College and walked to trailhead.   First mile of hike was straight up and certainly