I had my first broken bone ever (ankle) at the top of Guadalupe Peak in 2015. Since then, we have tried to hike the peak for our anniversary each year in June. Some years we just couldn’t make it, but this time we did! As the highest elevation in the State of Texas, with an 8-mile rugged trail up and back, you get some great exercise, see beautiful country, and experience a true adventure. The Peak trail is also very helpful training for inclines and longer hikes.
On this trip, we had the pleasure of summer thunderstorms blowing across the plain and it was absolutely gorgeous! Not to mention very cool for June, which made the hike perfect. We saw more wild flowers than expected, tons of birds visible and singing, a rattle snake, and very few people (which is our [well at least Sydney’s] preference).
This video also includes a discussion about my loss of two big toenails in the past, and how I solved that problem with the right hiking shoes for me. In this video I was wearing the Altra Timp 2, which is sadly discontinued. I am currently hiking in Altra Olympus - which has a little more padding but a similar 0 drop and wide toe-box. I continue to hike in runners at least a full size to size and ½ larger than normal.
What’s Included:
02:18 Hike Stats by AllTrails
03:14 Flowers
04:35 Bridge
09:00 Peak and Thunderstorms
11:58 Toe Nails and Shoes
13:40 Rattle Snake
14:25 Sun Going Down Over Mountains
15:00 Trail Preview by AllTrails
If you have any questions at all about our hikes in Guadalupe National Park, please feel free to reach out in the comment section below. We love to talk about our hiking and backpacking adventures.
Cameras: I-phone 14 Pro; Go Pro 12 Black
Software: Adobe Creative Cloud (PC based), Premier Pro
Music and Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound, Storyblocks, Adobe Stock, Artlist IO
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16 окт 2024
