Tag: mission peak

  • The Coming Storm

    The Coming Storm

    Deanna and I hiked Mission Peak again. Thanks to the clocks springing forward we made it all the way to the top and some of the way down before it became necessary to use flash-lights. For once, we also got to see the sunset. The bad news was that the storm was coming in fast.…

  • Mission Impossible

    Mission Impossible

    Deanna clearly hates me. She’s booked us to spend 4 days hiking the Grand Canyon. As far as I can tell it’ll be a lot of downhill, a little flat, and then the mother of all up-hills. So I need to practice. The worst hike near the house is Mission Peak; it’s a 2,500ft rise…