Had no idea Rose would kick my butt as hard as it did,if you hope to summit you need to be in decent hiking shape or forget about it.I took my 50lb pack and started out at a good clip and before long was drenched in sweat and feeling the burn. At around the 2 mile mark I had to dump 16 lbs of weight (to gallon jugs I hall for training) just to continue on. I took the steeper trail at horse camp and reached the summit feeling spent. The whole way down my legs were rubber and I had to take several short breaks. This is not a particularly long hike (round trip took just over three hours) but if you are training for something bigger (Mount Adams for me) it is totally worth the trip.
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