Rose Peak

Rose Peak, from Sunol. 19 miles and 4000 foot vertical. Chilly and blustery hike. 53 weeks after my previous time here, and alot colder! Four

Started 9am, beautiful sunny sky with the occasional clouds floating by. Perfect hiking weather for such a challenging elevation gain; just a bit cold, but

I knew this hike was hard having done  the Ohlone trail 2 years ago and it was just as hard as I remember. Not a lot

Hiking Rose was something I wasn’t quite looking forward to.  Last year I hiked it on Christmas Eve and it was a miserable rainy day

I hiked this with two of my friends. We saved the longest hike for the grand finale. In retrospect, we should have made it an

I chose to do this last hike solo. It was by far the most challenging, but it was serene, and needed. I asked several friends,