To celebrate Memorial Day, we climbed C Hill to salute its great American flag. Rising prominently on the west side of Carson City, the summit of C Hill is less than 1.5 miles from the silver dome of the state capitol. We parked at the end of South Ormsby Boulevard across from the track at Carson Middle School. Our climb followed the steep rocky east face, until we reached Old Glory, about 200 feet from the top. The 8,000 square-foot American flag is made of bright red, white, and blue sheet metal, riveted to a sturdy steel frame. It is set just above the white-washed Carson City«C», overlooking the capital city of the silver state. We descended C Hill on its west side, which was longer, but not as steep, as our ascent. Altogether, we hiked up about 1,000 feet and covered about 4 miles. This Memorial Day, our visit to the American flag on C Hill left us feeling proud of our accomplishment and patriotic for our country.
