Hike 9.40 Mount Ralston, a mountain with an ‘attitude’—altitude of 9250 feet
Looking back as we passed up and over Jen peaks at 9250 feet Peaked and thrilled We should have realized we were in for one heck of a day when our editor began whining the night before the hike. We ignored her as she chose the challenging ordeal. In keeping with good team spirit, we took over the whining once we hit the trail. It works nicely, sort of a relay; or share and share alike. Nevertheless, they define the hike as a ‘butt-kicker’—a little crude but apt. Strenuous up, difficult coming down with some of the finest views we have seen anywhere. The climb, steep in places and very steep for the rest, rates as superb. It makes the Sierra Buttes of 10 days ago seem like a walk in the park. It’s appropriate to offer praise to our editor whose performance on the mountain was outstanding. At the peak, we viewed the surrounding mountains, which are massive, including the attractive Pyramid icon, Lake Tahoe twenty-five miles away and sprawling lakes below. As a bonus, ...