Giant Master in 11 Consecutive Days!

I had dreams of doing it in a week but I'll take 11 days.

Tonight's final hike was the White trail from Chestnut. I'm starting to track the times it takes for each segment and maybe high points in between. In 13 minutes we were on top of Hezekiah's Nob and 3 more to the Red Square. The White crosses the Orange and we got there in 7 minutes but it took 11 more to get over and down the cliff to the Red Circle. Part of that I blame on Sadie because I had to help her down some steep drops.

Up the White to the great view and got to the Y/G Cross in 11 more minutes. Then over the next mound with good views and then the switchback along the wall down to the Red Triangle. The second half took 12 minutes giving 23 total.

Now it was just the Orange back to the Red Circle. This segment is deceivingly long. We went up the rocks and over to the Y/G Cross in 7 minutes so I was thinking we'd be back to the car in a little over 20. But that last piece, while one of my favorites with the rocks surrounded by pine needles and the views over the central valley, took 16 more minutes! For a fairly flat segment, it took 23, just like the long White segment over the big hills.

But we did it! Giant Masters in 11 days! Sadie wanted to go home down the Red Circle but I knew from the night before that it would only take 16 minutes to the car. It was 7 to the Red Square and 9 more to the car.

What a great run! What beautiful weather for 11 straight days!