Sinopah Mountain

Sinopah was a back country hike to a peak that we did and probably started a little irresponsible late for the work we were about th put in. If I remember correctly it was sometime after 4pm when we started the hike. The first half or so is a moderate hike and fairly flat. We took a turn past some falls. This is when the race to the peak before dark took us a bit offtrail. At this point the incline got steeper and steeper and the ground started to turn to a shingly gravel. It was very slick and very steep. We made it to the top and had a quick lunch break. I don't think we even had time to catch our wind before we had to head back down to make it back to the trailhead before dark . OI actually lost my bear spray on the hike down, but didn't realize till it was far too late to turn around. I felt really bad about leaving it, but it was a safety factor to get to the trail head at this point. I just hope that another hiker found it on the mountain and was able to take it out. The race down the slippery shingles was even harder on the knees than on the way up. We raced the sunset as we cleared the end just as it was getting dark. I would say this one isn't for everyone. But I couldn't even tell you how to find the trail we did as the last half wasn't a commonly trafficked route.