Photo Challenge: Favorite Place

One of my favorite places to be is on a difficult solo hike. Just me and the mountain, with nobody to slow me down.

I took this photo in 2011 on the Echo Canyon Summit trail at Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s my favorite hike and one I did many times when I snowbirded for a few winters. The elevation change is more than 1,200 feet over 1.2 miles, so it’s a very challenging hike.