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| - First, this hike kicked my ass.
I thought getting to the park at 10.00 would be early enough to beat the Saturday crowds, but I was wrong. There were lots of hikers and wanna-be hikers at the park that April morning. Some of us would make it to the top, and well, some of us wouldn't.
The hike is like one giant stair-stepper, part natural and part man made. The first half of the hike is defintely more crowded and difficult to climb because of all the people. Once you get passed the mid point, the crowds thin out and the hike becomes more enjoyable, but it's not effortless. The views at the top are pretty good, but what's cool about it is you know you just had your ass kicked by this hike and so did everybody else, but you did it.
It took me about 2 hours to go up and down and I'm in pretty good shape (I run about 20-25 miles a week). Take lots of water with you, and take a good pair of hiking shoes if you have them. And take your time. It's not a race to the top.
Yeah, it kicked my ass.
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