Whiteside Mountain

Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Map: Link
Trails: Whiteside Mountain
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4 out of 5

On our Highlands weekend vacation, this was our second trip to Whiteside Mountain. The first time, it was a little too foggy to see the views. The weather had cleared significantly overnight, and Sunday morning was absolutely beautiful. So we got a little bit earlier start and arrived at the trailhead around 9:30am.

This time we decided to turn right at the fork and take the loop counter-clockwise. Honestly, I'm not sure which direction I liked better. Probably this way, as you get all the climbing out of the way after about 15-20 minutes, and everything after that is either fairly flat or a gentle downhill.

As you can see in the photos, the views today were were much better. We even saw a peregrine falcon in flight below us. We returned to the car in about an hour, and went back to the condo to pack up and head home from a great vacation!