My trip to Phoenix is never complete without getting in a morning hike. And Camelback's Echo Trail was conveniently located just 10 minutes (walking distance) from the beautiful Montelucia Resort. The hubby and I laced up our sneakers, grabbed a few bottles of water (a must when hiking in Phoenix) and got ready for some huffing and puffing.
15 minutes into the hike my husband stopped a few peeps on their way back to ask how much longer we had. They giggled a bit, which I took to mean that we were just getting started...and then they let us know we still had 2 straight vertical trails to climb ahead! Husband did not look happy!
We attempted one of the verticals and then my other half told me he was done. I still had a bit of steam left in me and considered going up a bit higher when I looked around the corner and discovered a vertical climb that did NOT look fun. Um yeah, time to turn around!!
Going down is always more difficult for me cause descending stairs makes me nervous (thanks to a fall down a stairwell years ago that resulted in a concussion). However, my husband seemed to enjoy going down much more than going up...go figure.
Echo turned out to be a bit more difficult than the Cholla trail, but my burning calves will tell ya that it's a good workout. Perhaps next time I'll make it to the top, although I'll probably have to leave the husband back at the hotel.