an even better view up there, so we decided to keep climbing.
i think this was the worst part of the hike because it was not only steep, but slippery. so so slippery. the trail was now super hard dry dirt with a layer of fine loose dirt pebbles. slick stuff. i just could not get the traction i needed in my running shoes. i really had to agree with the book now- that it was safer to go uphill than downhill. i was so so glad we would not be taking this back down. i can’t imagine how we would without sliding!
here, let me zoom in on that a bit 