Its cold from the tap all the time and quick to fill any container. Lots of rock steps to get up the side of the big rolling hills. So you go for water all the time because its easy. So we got back to that junction and went the other way. This would probably have been cake during the day but night adds an element to it. We have to go up and over one last ridge. Climb from north to south across the whole mountain. That isnt a good place to be if the weather turns. After some beer and conversation, we retired for the evening into our make shift camps. However, they are all in some group with a professional guide. My mouth is still numb so I cant tell how its going to be yet. The GPS shows the car is less than a mile the way a crow flies but we cant go that way. So now we have trucks positioned at both ends of the mountain. However, that little word traverse was the kicker. I took my pack off and opened the car and we were off. That was pretty much a record speed climb for us. We humped up this part pretty good ticking off the elevation. It took forever to get down to it via this long set of switchbacks. That was pretty much a record speed climb for us. Lots of rock steps to get up the side of the big rolling hills. That was pretty much a record speed climb for us. The more travelled trail started turning north, so we followed that. It took forever to get down to it via this long set of switchbacks. Lots of rock steps to get up the side of the big rolling hills. That was pretty much a record speed climb for us. A shot of some pain killer in my jaw and I felt nothing. I am watching my GPS and it looks like we are headed to meet up with the spot we turned around at.
