I climbed South Mountain (Herriman) this morning with Jun. We started hiking just after 6:00 AM and it took us 46 minutes to the top. When we started we could see some eyes staring back at us on the slope, and with all of the cougar talk around here lately we had to wonder, but they ended up just being deer. It was pretty steep and kind of bushwhacky, but not too bad. The summit was cold, and we could see the sun rising in the east while we enjoyed some incredible views from the Apex.
After a couple of silly summit jumps we headed back down a different route. The descent was much easier, as we followed a game trail most of the way, although I did get tagged through the shoe by a cactus. Who knew there were so many (yes there were) cactuses (or would you say cacti?? hmmm) in Herriman?
It was the perfect way to start my day. I'm a little behind on my peak a week challenge for the year, so I need to work on it in the next month. Anyone want to get out on some peaks?
For pics check out Jun's blog.
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