Tatiana conquers Mount Charleston
Outside Las Vegas there is a nice mountainous area called Mount Charleston.
Tatiana frequents there for hiking, cooling off in the summer, skiing in the winter.
She decided a while back that she would hike to the summit of Mount Charleston which peaks at 11 918 feet. She and Chhaya (her dog) woke up at dawn and drove to their destination, they started the hike around 7 am. They took the South Loop up. It took a long time before Tatiana set her eyes on the top of the mountain. The last 30 minutes seemed to take forever, Tatiana was so tired by now, she was letting out loud disturbing moans occasionally that expressed her frustration. But there was no way she was giving up. Chhaya loved every minute of this adventure.
The scenery along the way was beautiful. When they finally reached the summit Tatiana felt elated. She and Chhaya drank water and ate granola. Then Tatiana signed her name in the logbook available for the brave few that make the scramble. She signed her and Chhaya's names and wrote a few messages about love, peace and the planet, then she plastered some Hello Kitty stickers on the box containing the logbook. Everybody needs Hello Kitty!
After resting for about one hour Tatiana decided they would take the North Loop down which ended up being a rather bad choice. Though very scenic it was rather challenging and longer than the South Loop. Tatiana got exhausted and almost delirious on the way down. She was praying for this ordeal to be over but it seemed to be going on forever. The last two hours were just painful and Tatiana angrily promised herself that she would never climb any goddamn mountains again. Though Mount Charleston isn't her first one, she has also been on top of Mount San Gorgonio in California, 11 499 feet!
Finally they reached the car, the whole ordeal took about 12 hours. Tatiana almost cried. She was so tired! She couldn't wait to go home to her bed!
Tatiana frequents there for hiking, cooling off in the summer, skiing in the winter.
She decided a while back that she would hike to the summit of Mount Charleston which peaks at 11 918 feet. She and Chhaya (her dog) woke up at dawn and drove to their destination, they started the hike around 7 am. They took the South Loop up. It took a long time before Tatiana set her eyes on the top of the mountain. The last 30 minutes seemed to take forever, Tatiana was so tired by now, she was letting out loud disturbing moans occasionally that expressed her frustration. But there was no way she was giving up. Chhaya loved every minute of this adventure.
The scenery along the way was beautiful. When they finally reached the summit Tatiana felt elated. She and Chhaya drank water and ate granola. Then Tatiana signed her name in the logbook available for the brave few that make the scramble. She signed her and Chhaya's names and wrote a few messages about love, peace and the planet, then she plastered some Hello Kitty stickers on the box containing the logbook. Everybody needs Hello Kitty!
After resting for about one hour Tatiana decided they would take the North Loop down which ended up being a rather bad choice. Though very scenic it was rather challenging and longer than the South Loop. Tatiana got exhausted and almost delirious on the way down. She was praying for this ordeal to be over but it seemed to be going on forever. The last two hours were just painful and Tatiana angrily promised herself that she would never climb any goddamn mountains again. Though Mount Charleston isn't her first one, she has also been on top of Mount San Gorgonio in California, 11 499 feet!
Finally they reached the car, the whole ordeal took about 12 hours. Tatiana almost cried. She was so tired! She couldn't wait to go home to her bed!
