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| Hiking | 2.10 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 2.10 Miles | 2 Hrs 30 Mns | | 1.24 mph |
| 1,100 ft AEG | 48 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I headed out to do this climb on what looked like a beautiful day. However, I did not check the wind forecast. As I passed the windmill at the Buckeye Copper Mine well, I should have contemplated the implications of it spinning vigorously. But I didn't. Started my hike at 8 am from the end of the road that is carved out of the wilderness, and everything seemed good. By 9, I noted in my journal, "It's windier here than I'd like." By 9:20, it was already getting a little more difficult to balance in the wind. I sat and looked at the wind forecast, and saw that it was going to get worse for the next several hours, and decided to abort. With the sun at my back, and down in the washes, it was immensely pleasant. But the gentle breeze coming across the prairie was running smack into Woolsey, and concentrating along the North face, making this just a little unsafe today.
Took the opportunity to have a look at Signal Mountain nearby. I'll be paying that wilderness a visit, soon.
I also took the opportunity to post a GPS track of my preferred route in from Old US 80, by the gas line compressor. This road was definitely high clearance. There were a couple places where I felt better engaging the rear axle lock on my Cherokee, but a brave person with a 2WD high clearance could make it all the way to the trailhead. There wasn't much brush overhanging the road. |
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