Posts Tagged ‘Death Valley National Park’

Telescope Peak (11,049 ft)

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

Ascending Telescope Peak
We met at 7am to hike Telescope Peak. I was excited because I just knew I would finally get to bag the peak. Participants were Charles, Mary, Tim (& Doggy), Dennis, and I. The hike is really moderate, and I bet Charles will someday go back and run to the top! It’s about 7 miles total, with approximately 2500 feet of gain. The drive up was fine, very little traffic on the road! Weather was a bit hazy, but it looked like a great day was upon us. (more…)