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| Hiking | 8.50 Miles |
3,222 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.50 Miles | 4 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.98 mph |
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| no partners | | Ah... Windy Wheeler Peak. First time in Santa Fe and first time on this trail.
This is the shorter approach vs. Bull in the Woods, supposedly less scenic of the two.
Trail starts out easy until Williams Lake, you turn to the trail on the left and the ascent starts.
Well marked and well maintained trail all the way up the summit. I do not recall any steep sections, just an easy walk up the top. There were very short boulder crossings, I missed the sound of big slabs of solid rock under my feet. There was forest fire (?) the day we hiked so it was a bit smoky as we were nearing the ridge. The winds were projected to be in the 30s however it seemed like we were getting 30mph even before we got to the ridge.
My partner had to wait behind because he was ill dressed for that kind of weather. I decided to go as far as I could (I had a fleece zip under a windstopper jacket, had some gloves too). Temps for the hike were 50-70F.
It got interesting by the time I reached the ridge, a fellow hiker pointed me to the summit (he turned back too) on the right. There was another peak closeby to the left, I believe it is called Mount Walter.
The terrain itself was easy to negotiate but that wind... it must have been in the 50mph winds by the time I got to the summit? It was hard for me to plant my pole on the ground but I still managed to take a short video  : instagram.com/p/BLr ... nenk.
There was a cannon on the summit which I later found out has the summit log, so if you go do not forget to look in the cannon.
Overall an enjoyable hike and not overly long walk up to the summit. Views were of course amazing. 
Will definitely come back to do this next time (when the forecast calls for winds of 10mph) and tag Mount Walter too. |
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