Sawtell Peak
Yesterday I climbed Sawtell Peak on my mountain bike, which overlooks Henry’s Lake. I started at an elevation of 6400′ and climbed to the peak which is at 9900′! This 10 mile uphill climb started out peaceful and gradual, but when I got to the last 3 miles, the pitch became unbearably steep! It felt like I was trying to ride up a staircase after someone had punched me in the stomach! If you are up for some punishment I highly recommend this 3500′ climb. Or you can cheat and look at the panorama I took:
Click on the picture above for a closer look. (and see if you can find what I think is a ready-made golf course)
Or you could drive up. I didn’t have a car and didn’t want to drive the motorhome up since I had no idea what the road was like.
I took my dogs with me, which happens to be the longest trip for them. 20 miles total! They did really good, although I think they might be mad at me.
When we got to the top, we all laid down and took a nap. Izze of course wanted to have her belly rubbed too. So demanding!
This was my highest climb in a mountain bike yet at 3500′. So we took our time and took pictures and Izze chased some squirrels along the way. This photo is at the moment the squirrel and Izze saw each other. In the next moment, both were running and scurrying as fast as they could.
There weren’t any roses, but there were plenty of wildflowers!
I’m heading into Yellowstone today, so probably no updates for a week or so. Until next time!
August 13th, 2008 at 7:50 am
What beautiful scenery! It’s great you are getting to see & enjoy nature’s beauty! I love the wildflower photo, as you would know!
There was an article in our paper today about Yellowstone- 20 years ago wildfires burned 1/3 of the forest & how it has recovered, etc…see what you think-
August 15th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I want to rub her belly!