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<\/a>Jack pushed the pace up the climb to the top, John and I had to dig deep to keep up. Not much too see from the top since this peak was under the cloud layer so we turned right around after signing in. On the way down John took the lead and just before getting back to the road he called out “bear”. Jack and I didn’t see it, but John saw a big bear coming up the trail towards us. The bear immediately turned back down when he heard\/noticed John. We waited a little to give him time to clear the area. As soon as we started moving though, we heard him again and then saw him run a short section down the road that we needed to take down. The bear then stopped and stood by the road as if he wanted to let us pass. We called out to him to move along and give us more space :), but he just stood there. We slowly started to move and the bear took that as a hint to go over the edge of the road and down the slope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remainder of the hike and drive home was uneventful. The warehouse was still smoldering with some flames as we passed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was really good to spend a great day on the mountains with friends after COVID-19 had kept us from this kind of activity for a few month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hike stats: 13.9 miles, 3950 ft elevation gain, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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