Memorial day morning the Ross family decided to go on a little family hike up to the "Y". I think the last time I hiked to the "Y" I was still in public school, possibly even elementary school. I was excited to hike the "Y" but this hike was going to be different then any hike I had ever down before. This hike would be the 1st time ever that Alexis (3) would venture out with me.
After getting our camelbak filled, shoes tied, and a very motivational pep talk from Lesa to Lexy, "no crying, be tough, have fun..." we were on our way.
I will say that Lexy only cried once the entire hike and it happened to be as we were walking back into the parking lot after the hike was over. She slipped on some gravel and landed flat on her bum. Ouch! Lexy hiked all the way to the "Y". Some times running, other times holding my hand but happy the whole way and very pleasant to be with. I really enjoyed our hike together and this is one of those memories that I will never forget. Our 1st Hike together was a success and I look forward to many more father/daughter, father/son, and family hikes.
The Saturday after memorial day Curtis invited me to hike squaw peak with him. Curtis, Nathan (Curt's son), my Dad, and I met at 6am and off we went.
From the get go it looked to be an interesting hike with Nathan not yet 10 and my Dad having practically tore his ACL 4 weeks earlier. being just under 8.5 mile round trip with over 3,000 vertical feet to the top squaw peak is not an easy hike but one that is well worth it and it has a view to die for.
After a little more then 90 minutes of hard hiking we reached the top and it was there that I realized that of the group I was the only one that had ventured the peak before. It was breath taking as always and at the top we called family and we could even see them outside on their phones looking up and trying to see us. How absolutely amazing and B-E-A-U-tiful to have such an incredible hike and mountains so close to home.
My Sore Thigh(s)
After a brief rest it was time to descend. Me being a genius decided to jog/run all the way down so I could count this hike as my run for the day. I did indeed jog/run all the way down making it in just over 30 minutes (that is a 7 minute mile pace for those that ain't geniuses like me). After the run my legs were sore but I am young, I will recover quickly or so I thought. For the next 2 days Todd and his family laughed every time I tried to walked down a hill, a stair, or even a bump without wincing in pain and grabbing for anything in the area to help me from falling. I felt like someone walked up and hit me across the forehead with the "your an old man" 2x4. Wow, am I really that old? No, I am not yet 30. 30 is old, 29 is almost old.
The hike and run were awesome and if you haven't hiked squaw peak you should.
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