I've hiked Mt. Seymour more than any other mountain around here - I think about 5 times at this point? I like this hike because it's full of plenty of steep, climbing parts that really challenge you - but it's also nicely broken up by short flat stretches as well as less-steep grades that allow you to catch your breath a bit. It was a foggy and cloudy hike for us - not unusual around these parts. There were a few opportunities where the clouds broke and a view or two could be had... so I tried to snap as many pictures of those parts as possible.
There are three "pumps" to get up Mt. Seymour - essentially three different summits. Obviously the third and highest is the true summit, but the other two are both nice goals to aim for as well. I've actually never gotten past the first pump of Seymour - I guess we've always just been sufficiently spent after reaching that one that we've never felt the need to keep going. From what I'm told, the first pump has the best views anyway.
We reached the first pump on Sunday around noon, and then stopped to rest and eat our lunch of a Subway turkey sandwich, chips, and Snickers before heading back down the mountain.
Enjoy the pictures!
Look closely at the center of this picture... See those black dots in the top-middle?
They're people! And they are climbing up some STEEP shit:
This is a shot of the first pump, from below...
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This is at the top of the first pump - Dave took this photo of a hiker in the distance:
This next photo is tricking your eye... It looks like you're looking UP the mountain, but actually this is a shot from the very top of the first pump, looking DOWN the mountain:
Same with this photo - it's looking down the mountain.
And check out the dark, ominous clouds that rolled in!
Hi Bailey *cool name*
ReplyDeleteYour pics look awesome! Have to put this on my travel list :-)
Bailey
Gosh those pictures are beautiful. Post card worthy. :)
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