Yes, indeed, that's us with our friends on the tip top of Mount Rose at 10,776 feet!
The perfect September weather made for an excellent hike and even the breeze died down long enough on its notoriously windy summit for us to dine al fresco and enjoy the incredible 360 degree views.
It was worth the five steep switchbacks and the three long ones, the slippery talus slopes coming back down. On the positive side, the hike included the Galena waterfall halfway up as well as columbine and angelica and a chance meeting with three former neighbors also hiking to the summit.
We got to look down on Slide Mountain and the Chutes. Tahoe gleamed in the near distance. Peavine Mountain seemed so small that it took awhile before I realized what I was looking at. The Truckee Meadows seemed insignificant when viewed from such a height. We spied Mt. Lassen like a snowy mirage in the northwest.
What a perfect way to spend a day!
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