This time we made it to the summit of Mt. Teneriffe, but not via Kamikaze Trail. We did, however, discover where that trail intersects the main trail, and we chatted briefly with another hiker who had just ascended via that route. We also explored it from the top for a little way down and decided that, as we thought, it would be a nice way to ascend but we will descend via the main trail.
We got to the Mt. Teneriffe trail head just a bit after 6AM. We were the first car there. We went up the main trail, passed the sign for Teneriffe/Kamikaze falls and continued to the Mt. Si summit – just below the haystack.
Derek went a ways up the Haystack but wisely decided to defer the final ascent to another time:
As for me, I will let the young and the trained climb the haystack. It is out of my league.
The trail itself for most of the way is in excellent and recently upgraded shape:
We hiked down from Mt. Si and then across an interesting spur and up to the summit of Teneriffe. It is a great peak. Like many of the mountains around here you have to scramble to make it to the very top but this one is doable even for old guys like me:
And the view from the top is awesome!
Derek at the summit
Our maps said we hiked about 15.8 miles, our GPS put it closer to 14.8 miles. We had thought about extending it to 18 but time was not on our side.
We are planning a 31-miler on Tiger Mountain, tentatively set for Sunday, June 7. We figure about 17 hours on that one, as it goes up and down 6 mountains twice each. Fun! We may do something shorter but steeper between now and then as an extra training workout for our legs.
Looking forward to the big one and to the imminent arrival of Derek and Jill’s new son, Finley’s baby brother on or about June 16.