We had beautiful weather, if a little warm, and met a really nice couple who pointed out some other routes that they recommended we try at some point.
It was good to get up over a mile high; we're trying to start getting used to thinner air to prepare for a "three-legged race" assault on Denali later this year (not really).
This is on the narrow road leading into the park:
"Look, we drove to a place!":
Patrick 50m into the journey:
It got really steep, really fast. Those cars are the JPL parking lot, where we parked, and the trail begins immediately with switchbacks:
Massive pine cones abounded:
Nice view from the trail. It's a little crooked...I was breathing hard, I guess:
Patrick hikes effortlessly along, as I try to control my wheezing:
Giant, sweet-smelling flowers were waiting for us near the top of Disappointment:
We knew there had been a Nike missile silo built on Disappointment in 1955, but weren't sure what it looked like now, since it had been filled in. This area was our best guess:
Thomas channels the spirit of the Nike missile. Reebok created a Cold War missile, too, but it was never as popular:
Patrick and Thomas at summit of San Gabriel Peak:
Patrick does a little scrambling:
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