At times my heart rate exceeded 140 bpm. I cleared 2 mph the first mile. The weather was cool but not cold. I sweated enough to steam up my glasses. My nose ran. My eyes teared up. My body was wet. And I had to stop several times to catch my breath. Also, my right hip hurt a little this time and I slowed down on the descent.
The low ditch along the trail at the first mile was loud with cascading water that ran out onto the trail and down the path, so the mountain was still giving up the moisture it had collected in the winter.
I reached the summit, ate an apple and some trail mix, contemplated a hungry chipmunk and some camp robbers, then headed back.
Statistics for the day:
Distance: 6 miles
Elevation Gain: 2,000 feet
Weight carried: 14 pounds
Time: 3.5 hours, or better than 1.7 mph
Distance year to date: 53.7 miles
Elevation gain year to date: 14,665 feet.
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