Noble Knob, July 25 2009

Yesterday, Duncan and I hiked up to Noble Knob. It's a pretty easy 7 mile round trip to the top of the Knob at 6011 feet. The wildflowers are still blooming up there, but the wild strawberries have yet to bear fruit. It was a very nice hike. And there's a geocache at the top!

Except that I picked exactly the wrong day to do it. It turns out that there is an annual "fun run" of 50 miles that runs along part of the trail. So for 2 miles, I had to deal with 200 trail runners. I kid you not. That's how many people signed up. I was leaping off the trail constantly to get out of the way. If it wasn't for them, it would have been a very nice hike. I saw only 4 other hikers and a group of maybe 6 mountain bikers. The weather was nice, but not too hot.

Oh, and I dehydrated myself. There was no water anywhere along the trail, so I gave most of my water to Duncan. I was fine when I got home and I ate lunch and drank quite a lot, but it was too late. Barfing ensued. I've got to be more careful about that. I've had more than enough to drink today to make up for it.



Noble Knob, July 25 2009