Jun 17 2008
Hike to Mt Islip
I decided to join Travis and James for a hike to Mt Islip and it was a very pleasant hike, here is my trip report.
Woke up at about 4.30 am, it didn’t bother me that previous night i had went to bed at like 2 am. Got ready, had breakfast and then headed out to Travis’s place. On my way i had to get some trail mix and was there at about 5.50. We immediately headed out in James’s car and reached the trailhead at about 6.50 am. It was an ideal time to start the hike.
We started at about 7 and i really found going tough. My legs weren’t ready at all after not hiking for about 6 months or so but i managed to hang in there and we walked at a steady pace with Travis leading the pack. He was way ahead of myself and James.
We took a short break near Little Jimmy campground at about 8.15 or so and then continued our hike to the summit. The day was clear and we had good views of the area. As the hike went on, I was starting to feel lot better and going on at a decent pace. We reached the summit at about 8.45 am and it was beautiful day. The sky was clear and the views were excellent.
Travis decided to make tea on summit and since we had plenty of time we really took it easy. He really enjoyed chivda, James liked it too. So after chilling on the summit for almost an hour we started heading out. We reached the trailhead in an hour or so and were back at Travis’s place at noon. It was a pleasant hike and we were all glad that we finished it before the heat kicked in.
Below are some of the pictures from the hike, coming soon……