I had quit my 5-day Sierra roadtrip after only the second day, my body having
taken a beating on that second day, not particularly grueling, just more than
I'd been used to. I took a day off and then hit the trails again for a sporting
climb of Mt. Umunhum from Hicks Rd, a 16mi, 3,000-foot effort that kept me
busy for almost five and half hours. The weather was wonderfully cooperative,
lingering fog for the first several hours, then clearing with temps in the
upper 60s. On the Woods Trail and Barlow Rd, making up the first half of the
route, I had the place to myself. Once on the Mt. Umunhum Trail, it was a
different matter, quite popular on a Sunday morning. A fine day.
