What surprised me was that so many people were still coming to South Mountain at night no matter they were driving or hiking. Thinking about this beautiful weather and temperature, no wonder everyone wants to go outsides and do something fun. Though the park was closed, the gate and facilities were still working. We could see clearly where the trail was.
For the first time hiking in South Mountain, I was excited and nervous because I did not know any trails. Luckily, my friend hiked here once sometime ago and he still had a sliver of memory where the trail was. When we started hiking, I found that the trail was a little bit different from what I thought. I thought the trail might go into the mountain but in fact it went all the way along the driving road. Remember to bring a flashlight with you, cause there were a lot of small rocks on the trail that might make you fall. It was funny that in the dark I sometimes thought the shadow of saguaros was a person standing there. Creepy!
The South Mountain oversees Phoenix, and it was especially awesome when I could see the lights of the whole city! What a pity that my iphone cannot take the beauty of the city.
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This is great you got to hike South Mountain. I still haven't gotten the chance to do this mountain, but I frequently do Camelback and Tempe Butte. I actually just did a night hike the other day and it was definitely creepy when a guy started running down the hill while it was very dark.
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