Yay, so I got to go on another hike with the Stanford Outing group again tonight. This time it was a trip to Mission Peak at dusk led by Silviu. =)
We left the staging area at the end of Stanford Avenue at 6:45pm and began the 2.8 mile climb uphill. Sierra started off slow and a bit nervous but then relaxed and had a great time. Everyone was complimenting her on her unique color and eyes.
The climb was pretty steep but nothing compared to Pico Blanco in Big Sur. That was a summit. Because I had Sierra I was grateful for the wide trail and switchbacks as I was a little concerned she may have difficulty with the climb. She did excellent and when we got to the summit I gave her a big kiss and took a picture of us as the sun set (you’re right Ksenya, we do look alike). 😉
It’s too bad I couldn’t adequately capture the colors and overall impact of the sunset and rising moon. It was absolutely amazing and with a nice cool breeze blowing through, it was very relaxing as well.
One of the hikers was nice enough to take a picture of Ksenya, Sierra and me before we headed back down. Not so sure Ksenya appreciated that. Sierra tried to give her a kiss and she’s still not big on doggy kisses.
We hung out at the summit for awhile but then wanted to get through the really steep stuff before it got too dark. I brought my head lamp but the moon was so bright we were able to walk all the way down with just the moon to illuminate the way. It was so bright I was even able to see a meadow vole hanging out (I had to look it up as I originally thought it was a mole or gopher).
Well that about does it for this trip report. We got back to the parking lot around 9:30 so we did the whole trip in less than 3 hours. Mad props to Ksenya for running the Bay to Breakers this morning and still having energy for this hike. =)
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