This morning at 6am we departed the Sylvan Lake parking area for Harney Peak via the Cathedral Spires trail. This trail gives you a workout and is very beautiful at the same time. South Dakota has one of the most interesting landscapes I have ever seen.
We summited at 7:45 am, but right before then these two guys from London were on their way down. The one guy explained he was trying to break the Guinness Record for summiting all 48 contiguous states in the fastest time. Mary Ruth wrote in his book and verified the summit. We shook hands and they left. His website is here. http://www.standardlifebank.com/html/outdoor/index.html
As it turns out, this Briton is the current Record Holder of the youngest man to summit the 7 Summits, including Everest! We shook hands with a guy that summited Everest on a mountain, not just in a store!
His website is here: http://www.jakemeyer.co.uk/
Anyway, back to the summit. This summit is very cool with a lookout tower and scenery as far as the eye can see. You can even see the back of Mount Rushmore from here. We stayed a while took pictures, then made our decent. We arrived back to the car at 9:45. Not bad for 2 people that haven't summited Everest.
Photos Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hambrick/sets/72157594207766481/
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