Monte Cristo, WA

a long day hiking.

the going is easy, it’s an old gravel roadbed, 4 miles back to the site of the former mining town. there are still some relatively modern (or semi-modernized) structures on the site, and a few vestiges of old equipment. the last of the original 19th-century structures burned down in 1983, apparently.

a nice walk, a bit long though. 8 miles round trip, an elevation difference of only about 400ft. next time we’ll opt for something that works the muscles harder, but doesn’t abuse the joints for quite so long.

i’ve moved the photo gallery to Flickr. feel free to link over there and enjoy.

mikeyboy.com’s monte cristo, wa photoset