A quick weekend not too far from home, I tagged 4 HPS points – Thomas Mountain, Rouse Hill, Butterfly Peak, and Ken Point. Thomas Mtn and Rouse Hill were done with friend Eris from the comfort of my Toyota. We drove the 30 miles on decent dirt roads across the pair, setting up camp with amazing views along the way. The following day, I took off on a solo hike of Butterfly and Ken Point. Though not a long day, the peaks were slightly more challenging than I had anticipated, with overgorwn trails, high wind, and one free-loader – a tick I had to extract from my leg upon discovery back at the truck…