During Aaron and Alitia's visit, Aaron and I decided to hike Camelback mountain a day or so after we came back from the Grand Canyon. Wow! Tiffany and I hiked about a third of the way up a couple months earlier. This hike was a scramble all the way to the top. It was 100 degrees, noon, not a spot of shade in sight.....probably not the best time to go. But it was great. The hike itself is all rocks on your hands and feet for probably over half the mountain. It is about 1.25 miles to get to the top and about 1000 vertical feet....very steep for that short of a distance. Towards the top it seemed like we were stopping every 20-30 feet it was so tiring. But the view and easy trip back down was well worth it. And it knocked the hangover right out of us! Anyway, here are some views, the were incredible. The mountain is right at the edge of Phoenix as you go into Scottsdale.
Scrambling up to a small section of Camelback...
Looking back on an earlier section. This is the only area that is shaded from the sun. It is so steep and the rock is so smooth that there is actually and hand rail installed in this part for people to hang on too that are not more experienced hikers.
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