Yes Mondays are great! I’m in the minority in that I look forward to Mondays! I have to work for a Monday is one of the days I always have off from work. The parking lot only had 2 or 3 cars when we arrived and there have been many times it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. I’ve only been to pinns a handful of times on the weekend & none since it changed from monument to park status. Since my partner and I like to seek out the backcountry stuff it probably wouldn’t matter except for the parking hassle. We drive down from SF and I don’t think either of us would be willing to get up early enough to guarantee a spot on the weekends.
As far as what we did. We went out to the Stronghold, wanted to enjoy that area before the closures. Joy of Hooking was our first foray into aiding. It was a ton of fun, however, we were both pretty worked as it was something new and our efficiency was more than likely subpar. That 5.7 that starts after Joy of Hooking was really nice, except being a little spent made it seem harder than it probably is.
A shoutout to all those that developed that area, it’s one of our new favorite places!
