We stopped by it before, this time we decided to take it all the way to the top, literally! Its a one mile hike up to the summit of this volcanic "neck" (the hardened lava core of a prehistoric volcano) and even though it's rated as "easy", for two out of shapers like us it was a challenge. We took it slow and made a few stops to catch our breath but we did eventually get there. We were put to shame by several 60 and 70 somethings who were going up and down the trail face like it was a cake walk! The views of the gorge were so spectacular. I couldn't believe how windy it got higher up the rock, my hat got knocked off at one point but luckily I was able to catch it. Since we went in the middle of the week there weren't very many people in the park, in fact we were alone when we reached the summit so it felt extra special.
Click here to see pics of the hike
Video of the half way point
video of the summit!
video of how windy the summit was
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