Cathedral Rock

Well, I finally made it back to Mount Charleston. At last I got a chance to check out the South Loop trail. The dogs and I just went up a little bit of it, about a mile or so. From that first mile and reading online accounts, it sounds like the first 4 miles will be pretty steep. Plenty of sections I came across, that I wouldn't be running on as it would just not be very efficient for me. Course my leg doesn't want anything to do with such incline running at this time. So this brings me to trekking poles. It's new, it's fun, it's trekking pole time! And if I dig them, then it's time to buy a Nathan HPL 2.0 hydration vest. See how I turn setbacks into perfect ways to buy more stuff!!

Another factor though is snow. Even in my short walk with the dogs I came across a huge pack of snow on the trail. It's creepy walking over thick snow and seeing a hole, wondering just how deep that hole may be? Apparently snow is the norm for this time of year though, so I'll just have to see how much is really up there.

Here are a few pics I took from the outing.
This is called Cathedral Rock



Like they were really going to turn around for a picture :)



A nice view while standing on slanty/slippery snow pack. You can see the small village near the left.