Great hike! Got some pictures and video, as well as the Google Maps track. The full set of pics are here. For the Google Earth track (you’ll need to have Google Earth installed), click here. For the Google Maps track, click here. If you have Google Earth installed, I definitely recommend using that file–Saddle Mountain shows up in 3D and it’s really excellent for getting a good sense of the route and photos.

Ron and I started late and got to the trailhead at 7:30pm last night. Busted up the mountain in just over an hour (and roughly 2.5 miles). The weather was mostly rain, but when we got to the secret bivy spot it had stopped for a bit. We put up the tent and crawled inside. Out came the iPods. Ron listened to Bill Bryson’s “A Walk In The Woods” and I listened to Mahalia Jackson. Woke up at 5am and broke camp. Took some video and pictures and went to find a geocache. Found it quickly and headed back to the car. Breakfast at Camp 18, and home before 10am!

I cobbled together a few video clips that I took on top of the mountain this morning. It’s about 4 minutes long and probably not interesting to anyone but me or Ron. Hit me up if you want the link.