hiking report
Jun. 5th, 2005 07:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaeclecticI just got back from a hike at Mt. Diablo State Park -- didn't actually do Mt. Diablo per se, but instead hiked Eagle Peak. Wow, that was a workout. Wow, wow, wow. I mean, ow, ow, ow. I am just a wee bit sore now.
The distance was only about 6.5 miles, but the hike had a lot of elevation change: approximately 1700 ft in the first two miles. Pretty steep, quite a scramble in places. Thankfully, most of the route down was a lot mellower than the route up -- I am much more comfortable with a steep climb up (mostly just a matter of pacing) vs a steep climb down (which is actually frightening because I think I am going to lose my balance, slip, and hurt myself).
I am frustrated to find that the trail map (that I spent 5 dollars for) does not show trail lengths, and although it shows elevations, they are not marked at all of the trail heads. Hrmph.
The distance was only about 6.5 miles, but the hike had a lot of elevation change: approximately 1700 ft in the first two miles. Pretty steep, quite a scramble in places. Thankfully, most of the route down was a lot mellower than the route up -- I am much more comfortable with a steep climb up (mostly just a matter of pacing) vs a steep climb down (which is actually frightening because I think I am going to lose my balance, slip, and hurt myself).
I am frustrated to find that the trail map (that I spent 5 dollars for) does not show trail lengths, and although it shows elevations, they are not marked at all of the trail heads. Hrmph.