Bulls and Bears

I read somewhere that hiking was a good way to get your mind off the roller coaster ride that is the U.S. stock market. I figured I needed a real long hike for this remedy to work effectively. I started from the Garden lot Friday morning with Todd. Howie, of course, led the way. Our destination was Haystack mountain. It was a real nice day for hiking - not too warm with some partly cloudy skies and no bugs. The trail had a lot of water from the recent rains. We were able to finish this grueling hike in around 9 hours. Post-hiking activities included chowing down an 8 ounce burger and a chocolate milk shake.

Summit Elevation: Haystack 4961 ft
Round-trip Distance: 17.8 mi
Elevation Change: 3440 ft

Haystack