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Many will say that the hardest part is now done, but I will have to disagree and say that for me, the hardest part was yet to come. ... The first couple miles back to Trail Crest flew by as I am sure adrenaline was still flowing from the summit, but the uphill section just before Trail Crest really kicked my butt.

I couldn't agree more! To me, this half-mile section is the most difficult part of the whole round trip. I also fly down the hill to the portal once I finally get to Trail Crest on the way back.

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There is no summit fever to drive you down the mountain...

But there is dinner fever -- a very strong motivation after a long dayhike! smile

CaT

If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than the miracle of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it.
- Lyndon Johnson, on signing the Wilderness Act into law (1964)