8 miles of hiking • 3250' elevation gain •
Left the city late, arriving at the trailhead after 3pm, and still there were 60 cars already there. On a weekday! Ran into a fellow PHer on the way up, and chatted a bit, then continued on. Ended up having the summit all to myself, despite back-and-forthing with a few folks along the way. Not that most would want to hang out up there that day. Gale force winds.
At any rate, the "real news" is, rumors of peak bloom on Dog are somewhat exaggerated. Below Puppy, yeah, probably peak. Above it, not so much. In fact, by the final approach to the summit, the hillsides are nearly bare. And there's a real lack of variety this year, too. Very little lupine or paintbrush blooming in the meadows, despite it showing up a lot down lower.
Comments
Karl
May 7, 2015
I was nearly alone up there. (A few other folks showed up, looked, and left quickly too!) So I just hung for maybe half-hour or more, trying to get a few nice photos. Seemed like the sort of day where you'd hear about "that guy" who "got blown off" the mountain! LOL...
Elsie
May 6, 2015
Oh the winds were terrible! I stayed on the summit for all of three minutes and started down again.