3 Peaks and 30 Bug Bites.
A friend and I jumped in the car at about 6:00am and headed across the Kanc. All packed up and ready to hit the trail around 7:30am. We were meeting Trish, Alex, and Sage. On the way we stopped for some breakfast at Dunkin Donuts. I sure do love my bagel and cream cheese before hitting the trail. The sky was mostly cloudy when we had arrived at the Livermore Trail head. I quickly sprayed myself with bug spray and handed it off to my friend Nate. Trish and the girls pulled up next to us as we were getting out of the car. We through our packs over our shoulders and hit the trail by 7:45am. With this being my second time hiking the Tripyramids up the North Slide and down the South Slide, I knew what I was getting myself into. However, Nate had to knock these peaks off still for his 4k list. He had never hiked up the slides. The hike in and out consist of a long walk on flat ground. You hike in about 2.6 miles until you come to the first junction where you end up when you hike out. Sho...