INCH Hike: Mt. Sizer Loop

1129. Mt. Sizer Loop (04/14/18)

Hikers (21): Adam, Alan, Baltazar, Brad, Ellen, Heyning, Hong, Jim, Karl, Kathryn, Mihail, Pal, Peter, Praveen, Qi, Sarah, Sarbinder, Shuli, Sophie, Steve, Yipeng
Distance: 16 miles
Rating: 4 difficulty, 8 beauty
Park info: Henry Coe State Park east of Morgan Hill

Peter owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Jim and Karl

My birthday hike always begins by paying respect to Big Henry.
It didn't help -- he still kicked my ass.

Congratulations to Kathryn on reaching the double forest!

But then the serious business began ...

It was the first time on Sizer for Praveen (and Pal) -- both did great

All smiles at the top of Mt. Sizer

Beautiful views all day -- looking over to the Willow Ridge from the Blue Ridge Trail

Heading down from Jackass Peak

The meadow at the top of Middle Ridge is one of my favorite spots in Coe

But nothing beats the blue ropes!

Honorable mention to Manfred and HaJo who were backpacking and joined us on the climb up Sizer. Manfred made it in 29 minutes carrying a full backpack . Crazy!! Sarah did the climb in half her age, and I managed a reasonable 36 minutes.

Milestones:
Kathryn's 2^nd forest
Sarbinder's 170^th leaf