The only thing wrong with yesterday's hike was the smoky haze that blocked our spectacularly awesome views of the surrounding peaks. There must be air currents bringing it up from the fires down south. We hiked almost continuously from 9 Am when we left the vehicles until 7 PM when we got back. The logging road had been deactivated some years ago and the bridge across Ptarmigan creek taken away, the rest of the road was overgrown so it took us a good hour to hike up to the trailhead.
The trail goes straight up an almost cliff like slope for what seems like forever. I started noticing my hamstring aching. In an effort not to aggravate it further I tried taking smaller steps and moving my legs faster, a technique suggested in the literature I’ve been reading, it didn’t seem to work. Eventually someone offered me a tensor bandage, which I wound around the top of my leg. By the time we got into the alpine my hamstring was beginning to feel better. I think I might do this more often since today my hamstring feels fine although that could be because my quads hurt more.
Despite the lack of views being in the alpine was lovely. It’s my favourite part of any mountain. Most of the plants were dying off, getting ready for winter but the paintbrush and a few other flowers were still in bloom. We hiked along the ridges as far as we could, taking tons of pictures and enjoying the experience immensely.
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