Hiking Guadalupe Peak, during Thunderstorms, Gudalupe Mountains National Park. You can do this!

I had my first broken bone ever (ankle) at the top of Guadalupe Peak in 2015. Since then, we have tried to hike the peak for our anniversary each year in June. Some years we just couldn’t make it, but this time we did! As the highest elevation in the State of Texas, with an 8-mile rugged trail up and back, you get some great exercise, see beautiful country, and experience a true adventure. The Peak trail is also very helpful training for inclines and longer hikes.
On this trip, we had the pleasure of summer thunderstorms blowing across the plain and it was absolutely gorgeous! Not to mention very cool for June, which made the hike perfect. We saw more wild flowers than expected, tons of birds visible and singing, a rattle snake, and very few people (which is our [well at least Sydney’s] preference).
This video also includes a discussion about my loss of two big toenails in the past, and how I solved that problem with the right hiking shoes for me. In this video I was wearing the Altra Timp 2, which is sadly discontinued. I am currently hiking in Altra Olympus - which has a little more padding but a similar 0 drop and wide toe-box. I continue to hike in runners at least a full size to size and ½ larger than normal.
What’s Included:
02:18 Hike Stats by AllTrails
03:14 Flowers
04:35 Bridge
09:00 Peak and Thunderstorms
11:58 Toe Nails and Shoes
13:40 Rattle Snake
14:25 Sun Going Down Over Mountains
15:00 Trail Preview by AllTrails
If you have any questions at all about our hikes in Guadalupe National Park, please feel free to reach out in the comment section below. We love to talk about our hiking and backpacking adventures.
Cameras: I-phone 14 Pro; Go Pro 12 Black
Software: Adobe Creative Cloud (PC based), Premier Pro
Music and Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound, Storyblocks, Adobe Stock, Artlist IO
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[@GeezerAdventures]

Thanks for watching! If you have any questions about out backpacking adventures, please let us know in the comments. We love talking about our adventures!!

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely gorgeous trip guys, shots and storytelling are flawless! Absolutely flawless!

[@GeezerAdventures]

Thank you for watching!

[@CameronHall88]

You guys had some great still shots in this one! I aure would have been a bit nervous being at the top with no cover with some thunder rumbling. At least it was a little ways off. Made for some cool video with the rain walls out in the desert. Loved it.

[@ChucoHiker]

What a cool tradition for your anniversary, and that shot at 14:20 🔥🔥🔥.
Thanks for sharing! It’s a good reminder for me to do the peak again, it’s been too many years 🙂.

[@leshaylynn5057]

Stunning 😍

[@GeezerAdventures]

Thank you for watching!

[@texashikeaholicsadventures5651]

Absolutely beautiful footage!! God is good!! Happy Anniversary!!

[@GeezerAdventures]

Thank you for watching! We are about to have another - I am woefully slow getting videos out.

[@tangenttrails]

Y’all had a great hike and views! You’re right about the toenails. I went up a half size when I switched to Topos this year to correct the issue.

[@GeezerAdventures]

How are those working for you? I have not tried them but will at some point. Altra used to have the market cornered on the wide toe box but I sense a narrowing with time.

[@tangenttrails]

@@GeezerAdventures They feel more comfortable than my Lone Peaks and are known to be a bit more durable as well. Time will tell.