Mt. Teneriffe (Almost)
Five o’clock came around very quickly this morning, and the sound of rain outside my window didn’t make it any easier to roll out of bed. It had been way too long since I’d made it out for one of these early morning dawn patrols though, so I was going, regardless of the weather. Quick pack, quick breakfast, out the door.
Met up with the Crew at the trailhead under a steady drizzle, and off we went up the logging road. Not too dark, but light enough to not need headlamps. Gotta love spring mornings. Up the road, stay to the left – then right at the big puddle and into the trees. The creek was coming down pretty good today; lots of water, and getting nice and close to the trail in spots. Slick roots, mud bogs, high steps – all of it good and wet.
We made it up to Kamikaze in short order and were pretty much drenched by the then. Not really wanting to push along another 3 hours in the rain without a hope of a view up top, we made the decision to cut the morning short and head back into town for breakfast at Gordy’s. After a couple of eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and 5 pieces of bacon the morning was complete and it was back to the fam, just waking up and turning on the Saturday morning cartoons…
Another good weekend begun.
