On Saturday, I drove out to Mt. Potts and Mt. Sunday, just for the day. It was one of the best trips I have taken thus far! Mt. Sunday was used as the location for the Rohan village "Edoras" in the Lord of the Rings films. It was chosen, apparently, because the mountains surrounding it are exceptionally rugged and striking. Well, it definitely didn't disappoint! Mt. Sunday isn't much more than a hill with some cool outcrops on it, but it is surrounded by some amazing mountain ranges. Mt. Potts was one of the nearby mountains to the east. To start the day, my buddy Nick and I did the 6.5 hour round-trip hike up Mt. Potts. It was pretty tough (we gained 1400m of elevation), but the views from atop the ridge were definitely worth it. On the way down, the clouds started to clear up and we had blue sky for the rest of the day, perfect for an 1.5hour round-trip to the "summit" (if you could call it that), of Mt. Sunday. To be atop Mt. Sunday, under blue sky, and surrounded by awesome mountains is an indescribable experience. You'll have to see the pictures. Part of what made the day so awesome was that we were the only people out there. You had to take a 25km gravel road out to the trailhead (after 25km on a road that probably isn't traveled much either), so it is in a very remote and isolated valley. Again: indescribable.
I spent the whole day Sunday studying because I had a test and two assignments due today (Monday). I think they went well, so I can't complain. More assignments ahead, and soon enough the Easter break - hopefully a 4-5 day hiking trip is in store.
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