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| Hiking | 14.68 Miles |
2,277 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.68 Miles | 7 Hrs 33 Mns | | 2.12 mph |
| 2,277 ft AEG | 37 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | The last time I did this hike was in the spring of 2003 or 2004. Wally agreed to drive so I could give the Xterra a rest as gets older. I figured Joe would be interested and he was.
It was chilly to start, but warmed up quickly as we hiked. Stayed in the shade until just past the grave. Stopped at the grave and checked that out. I saw another pile of rocks and Wally noted that the grave is actually in a ruin. I found a sherd and put in the grave stonepile.
the sun hit up up to the saddle, and then down to the ranch the ponderosas gave some shade with the sun still fairly low in the sky. Up at the saddle there were a few stands of trees with fall color that were visible on Iron Mountain.
Had lunch at the ranch and then headed back. The loose rocks on the bottom half of the descent from the saddle slowed me down. the one steep section on the final push back up to the trailhead is the only part that was some work, but not too bad. the weather warmed up by the time we were done but was still very pleasant. Saw several hikers and campers along the way in and out. |
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