My good friend Jim and I did our yearly hike up Pikes Peak on Friday and had a terrific time. We decided to make it a nighttime hike this year, and started around 12:30 AM. We took our time and enjoyed it and the sun was coming up when we hit the A-frame at timberline. We kept wondering when we'd see someone else but never saw a single blessed soul till we got to the top.
It was really cool getting up there so early and reaching the summit around 7:30 AM. They were doing the time trials for the Race to the Clouds this weekend so we hung around and watched the motorcycles coming up the road. This year a friend met us on top and drove us down and we thought of doing some more since it was so early but temperatures were already in the nineties, so we called it a day. It was really terrific though and for pure enjoyment one of our best hikes up the mountain.
I tell you, I really miss San Jacinto and all my friends on Skyline. I've really got to get back there in October and do it again...Miss you all, Robert
