8 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
First time here with enough time to actually climb to the top, so we made the most of it. Looped the butte closest to town first, following the old "convict road," which was constructed in 1910-11 under the direction of Sam Hill. Climbed the bluff east of the high school, and hooked back into the main trail to the orchard. Wonderfully green vistas greeted us as we surveyed the Gorge. Found the two remaining, but just barely, cherry trees which were just starting to bud out. Finished with a wonderful stroll through the scrub oak up above.
