KC, thank you for the input.. I plan on going up Barr Trail to the summit and having my wife and son pick me up.. My buddy and I plan on hiking it again end of August or September and stopping at Barr for a night to break it up in to two days. I've been running consistently (when runners knee allows) for the last about 18 months so I'm hoping i'm conditioned for it. I'm hoping there will be plenty of people on it Saturday to keep me motivated and somewhat guided.