Rose Peak

This was a long day out … started at 8am finished at 4:45pm. Although a long hike I found it less taxing then Sizer ..

This was a pretty tough hike even from the Sunol side! I started at 8:00 and finished at 5:00. I picked a somewhat good day

20 plus miles… and 5883 elevation gain per my tracker! So excited to have completed this. =D

Set out early on Mother’s Day to bag Rose Peak, but also to get much needed tough miles on my legs to prepare me for

Ohlone is *my* park. I used to work there as an Americorps intern doing vegetation mapping and wild flower surveys 20 years ago. I walked

Beautiful weather, perfect time of year to do this one. Saw runners going up to the summit, that’s humbling…on the way down we took a