Sam Merrill Trail

[nakagawaallison]

So after being on lockdown for 14 days, my son and I decided to take advice from a crazy, cool guy (Crazy Hermit) and hike the Sam Merrill Trail today. I will not lie. I think I went through multiple mood swings. First I was like yeah I got this. Half way up I was thinking "what have I gotten myself into?" Further past half way I was cursing the All Trails App on my phone because well it just seemed as though my dot was not moving fast enough (probably because I was moving at a snails pace). Reaching the top and then I was asking myself "who puts blasted rock stairs on a trail?" Yeah my son got video of me cursing alot but we made it. My son kept saying "we can quit and turn back," but I refused to quit. I finally accomplished the trail I thought I could never do because of my RA & Fibromyalgia. All I told my son was if reaching the Carrie Mine is harder, then it can remain undisturbed by me.

[Sean]

Yep, getting to Carrie Mine is about ten times harder than the Merrill to Echo Mtn. Congrats, though, on reaching Echo. Sounds like you pushed yourself to the limit.

[tekewin]

It's a must do, at least once. The artifacts alone make it worth the trip.

[JerryN]

Thanks for sharing. The beauty of hiking for all of us is that we each hike our own hike. And what we get for that is priceless

[Girl Hiker]

Congratulations! This is just the beginning.