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7.5 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain •

I bought the permits in February. My 16 yo niece from Brooklyn NY decided to visit us for a few weeks this summer, so I invited her to join us on the climb. She was very enthusiastic and we started out at a good pace. However, the city girl found the terrain above timberline to be increasingly difficult as we ascended. We got up to the monitor station, and that was enough volcano for her. The others in our group went on to summit as we slowly made our way back down. Although we didn't make it to the crater rim, it felt like a grand adventure to her, and she was proud of her achievement The conditions and views were great today: starting out misty and mysterious then clearing to allow us the full vista on the return trip.

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Karl hearts this trip.