In a post a few weeks ago I documented my hike up
Mt Elden and my interest in the
Arizona 20-20 Challenge. Since that time I seem to have abandoned the other few dozen peaks and canyons and gone straight for the gold... the top of Mt Humphreys!
My somewhat unorthodox pose here was due to extremely windy conditions at the top
After my world wide (okay, California wide) travels over the past few weeks, I took two days to recover and then decided to get my booty up to the highest point in Arizona (and 26th highest peak in the lower 48 states).
My boy-bff and wonderful travel buddy, Matt and I took a scenic 4 hour hike from an Aspen lined meadow all the way up to a barren, volcanic mountain top. Once we were out of the protection of the trees, the wind was overwhelming. All of the hikers we met coming down looked a little harried and used charming words like "heinous" and "brutal" to describe the wind conditions near the summit, but Matt and I persevered. Althoug the wind was a little scary at the top (
almost to the point of hands-and-knees crawling at some points) it was one of the most rewarding hikes I've ever done.
About a mile from the summit... before things got really ugly
Matthew
This gorgeous vista is of the highest point in Arizona
View from the top
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