I went for the hardest hike of my life today. I was completely not ready and I'm totally out of shape. I climed up to the Sandia Crest via the La Luz Trail, which is anywhere from 8% grade to 16% grade consistently through the trail. The trail itself is 7 miles long and gains 4,000 feet in elevation from 7,000 to 11,000 feet above sea level. But that wasn't the entire part of it for me. I started at the tramway, so that added 3 miles, then I hiked along the Sandia Crest for 2 more miles to get to the tram down the mountain, instead of hiking back down, which would have killed me. But, it was pretty amazing, and I'm stoked that I made it the entire way. I hope that I'll have the time and the motivation to go up the trail one or two more times while I'm here in Albuquerque...and I'll be more prepared.
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