Mother's Day

SUNDAY

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's day. We woke up at the butt crack of dawn and went hiking. This was our second time hiking Picacho Peak. The park will be closing for good due to lack of funds on June 3rd so why not challenge ourselves to hike it's mountains one last time. Distance wise it's not very impressive, only 2.5 miles but it's almost ALL VERTICAL!



Last time we hiked this mountain was about three weeks ago. I, honestly, dont remember it being so challenging. Maybe the lack of sleep and the morning workouts really took a toll on me because I was ready to quit a quarter of the way up.

"Are we done yet?"


With the taunting of my fellow hikers I was pushed to go on and eventually made it to the summit. You know that high you usually get when you've reached a physical accomplishment? Well I didn't feel it one bit. As soon as we got to the top, I was ready to call in search and rescue to get me outta there! The highlight of this trip was the AYCE (All you can eat) Sushi awaiting us at the end. Goes to show you...the power of food!




Approaching the summit

We made it!






I burned 1600 calories on this hike is is down from the 1900 from last time. What gives?! In the end I'm glad we did it and I will certainly miss the option of hiking this mountain in the future. Thanks to my fellow hikers for keeping the pace. Happy Mother's Day everyone!