Day 160 (Friday 12/28/12)- Guadalupe Mountains, TX

With deflated pride we found ourselves chugging back down the mountain, our downward pace much quicker than our brief ascent.

It certainly wasn't due to a lack of trying but the combination of stunningly distracting beauty, breath quickening altitude changes and a long drawn out recovery from cold and flu season, had our feet protesting and leading us, before long, back to the parking lot.

We at least climbed enough to take in the scenic overlook and be awed by it's magnificient view.