Eleventh trip to the Oklahoma Panhandle to hike up Black Mesa. There were more vehicles at the trailhead parking lot than I've ever seen. Seems like a popular place these days and there were over 150 entries in the logbook at the summit since I was last here about 4 weeks ago. The weather was nice with only a slight breeze and perfectly clear skies until late in the afternoon when a few clouds rolled in. I shared some water with two hikers that hadn't brought enough. One of them had leg cramps because he was already pretty dehydrated. People do under estimate the hike and often start out with only a small water bottle, a cell phone and nothing else. Several years ago the Rangers put in water cache just beyond the two mile mark because they were rescuing quite a few hikers after getting emergency calls.