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10 miles of hiking • 2750' elevation gain •

So a bit on yesterday's climbing fail for me. I had driving directions to trailhead but not much of a map so I went to google put in the trailhead, double checked it was right by looking basecamp and printed the map and directions. Sadly google failed me for the first time (google's directions were no where near Sulivan's directions) The last 7 miles of road were hell, and i do mean that literally. They were meant for offroading and I'm not sure how my car even made it through some of the stuff (the last mile was an old wagon road)!! One of our hiking partners did something similar and ended up on that same road in a little Toyota which sits 3 inches lower than my car. I'm even more surprised she made it through. Anyone wanting to do some serious 4 wheeling, just let me know, I have the perfect road for you! (photo is good idea of what it was like, just add some deeper ruts) By the time I got to trailhead, my head was pounding from the stress and anxiety (I was in near panic attack that whole section) of the last hour of driving, was 40 minutes later than planned. Rushed 2.5 miles to meet up spot. My anxiety finally cleared up but the headache remained. The mosquitoes were swarming so bad we all had head nets on. So by the time we started climbing I was not feeling well at all, between the headache, and heat i was becoming nauseated and called it quits, sending my group on up. For those that know me well, know that stopping a hike is not something I do and to do so is incredibly frustrating for me. I will be going back and finishing what I failed at miserably yesterday. Up note of day, I got to hang with some great people and the more climbs I do with the Chemeketans, the more I love being part of this group. And I had the fabulous bike ride to end the day. All in all it could of been worse and I learned a valuable lesson. Always double check my driving instructions.