2014 Recap: Hiking to (almost) Saddle Back Mountain

Still trying to record 2014 events.

In April (2014) GR convinced me to climb and spend the night on a mountain that is near our house.  For those familiar with Cache Valley, I believe there are cell towers at the very top of this mountain.  Just a few hundred feet below the towers is a flat spot that is almost perfect for camping.  GR (and Blair) had climbed to the towers before (hence being aware of the camp spot) and wanted to go again.  Since Blair wasn't available (him being in Cedar City) he was going to find another friend to go with. When that didn't pan out, he talked me into it. Since he is very familiar with my abilities, I decided to go with him.  It was pretty hard to get up there!  We left too late and were battling to get up there before dark.  It was also very steep without a well defined trail.  At one point, GR was carrying my backpack, and I was literally on all fours scrambling up the mountain.  I don't think I've ever felt so triumphant when we reached the camp site.  We were out of daylight and out of energy.  The views up there almost make it worth it.


Taken not too long after getting there.

 The next morning (those mountains are the Wellsvilles).

Just waking up.  To save weight/space we just brought a tarp to sleep on.

 GR the next morning.

 A look back to where we came from

 At the bottom

All in all, going down was so much harder.  I guess I don't know how to walk down steep terrain, because I jammed both of my big toes.  The toes were all bruised and gross and eventually fell off.  Good thing I love that guy enough to keep following him on his crazy adventures!