Yesterday after work I climbed Mount Monashka with the dogs. Mount Monashka was the first mountain that Nora and I climbed last summer in the 'Adjust Your Altitude' challenge. We climbed it way back in late July (click here for post), and I had not been up the mountain since.
So yesterday when I climbed up I was amazed at the degree to which the trail had been beaten in - and this in just a couple of months! When I went up with Nora the trail seemed lightly used and was even hard to follow in places. Not so anymore - it looks like a herd of water buffalo went up the trail. Clearly the Adjust Your Altitude Challenge was popular and drew a lot more people than usual up the mountain.
In late July when Nora and I climbed up it was very hot and Tank had a really hard time getting to the top. I was worried that his mountain climbing days were over. I need not have worried - yesterday he climbed up like a champ. I noticed that in the particularly steep spots that Tank would leave the trail and make his own switchbacks - smart dog!
Patrick
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