DESTINATION Glyph Mountain 4094 1 Photoset
2016-09-24 | |
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| Hiking | 8.05 Miles |
1,348 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.05 Miles | 4 Hrs 12 Mns | | 2.28 mph |
| 1,348 ft AEG | 40 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I got off to a late start and although the Doppler radar showed a favorable afternoon forecast, there were tons of white / light grey clouds in many directions, including over the Santa Ritas; [the tip of Mt. Wrightson was completely engulfed more than a few times]…
…and after Peter had told me about some web links that really smashed many misconceptions about lightening, [let’s say the dangers are a lot worse than what most people are led to believe!], I was not about to take the slightest chance of getting caught in any storms that might erupt. Thus, I opted for the nearby Cerro Colorado, which I could knock off very quickly if it looked like the weather was gonna get ugly. Upon reaching the summit, I had a clear view in all directions and the distant skies looked a lot more favorable, [and the tip of Mt. Wrightson was no longer engulfed], so I decided to tack on the nearby Glyph Mountain.
Both little peaks were very fun, [particularly the rock-spine ascent up Glyph!]; and nothing was too challenging… although with that being said, the brush in some places was definitely thicker than ideal [from a visibility standpoint]; and after a rattlesnake encounter just 1 week prior, the extra caution I was taking to spot for snakes cost me a misstep up Glyph that resulted in the worst stubbed-toe ever since having switched from running shoes to Five Tens just over 2 years ago. I still had a great time and the views out there are just awesome. I can’t wait to tackle some of the bigger stuff in Cerro Colorado range. |
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Cradle Tank |
76-100% full |
76-100% full |
| | | Somewhat clean looking for a tank; you could see 'bank' on some sides, but if I had to estimate, it would still be about 76-85% full. | | _____________________
| God save the Prom Queen, cuz [reality check!] AEG's King...! |
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