A Mission Trails 4 Peak Challenge : Cowles Mountain, Kwaypaay, South Fortuna and North Fortuna I would be hiking through Mission Trail Regional Park, to four peaks in one day. This expansive park is actually one of the largest in the entire country. It is over 8000 acres and the area has history going back over 10,000 years. This park is the site of an old dam, and granite was mined here. What is left of the old dam still stands today. There are 60 miles of trails, a lake, a campground, and a nature center here. I awoke at 3:30 am, which is much earlier than I usually ever get up to hike. It was just way too early for me, and most people. But I was not hiking with "most people," today, and that is ok. Despite all this, I knew it was on. I was barely awake, having only slept a few hours. I have climbed Cowles Mountain twice before, once from this trailhead and once from Big Rock Park, the longer way. I have climbed North and South Fortuna once before. I was on the trail by 5:15 am in the pitch black darkness, before first light. My hike would be 12.5 miles with 3400 foot of gain to the 4 peaks.
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