Hike up Slope Mountain

Yesterday was our day off. Although I had some work to get done in the morning, I decided to go for a hike up Slope Mountain in the afternoon. It was a beautiful day. The sun had finally made an appearance after several days straight of cloudy skies. However, unfortunately, that also means that the mosquitoes are back with vengeance. The mountain itself is really awesome since it is basically a section of the rocks that were uplifted and tilted. One side of the mountain is more gently sloping and vegetated, while the opposing side is basically a cliff, covered in talus (loose rock material). However, on the cliff side, you can see all of the different units, the transitions between which are marked by the differing resistance of the unit to weathering (picture left). We hiked up around the vegetated side to get to the top and then climbed down the steep side, sliding down on the talus slope. It was an interesting process, complete with a lot of slipping and sliding as we made our way down the steep mountain front.


Of course, the view from the top was amazing!