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| Hiking | 7.68 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 7.68 Miles | 7 Hrs 38 Mns | | 1.34 mph |
| 2,289 ft AEG | 1 Hour 54 Mns Break | 6 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Ray had Geronimo Head on his Bucket List and Linda was in her Make-A-Wish frame of mind and organized this little adventure for us.
We met Denny at the Tortilla Flat TH and got started just before 9am. Crisp clear morning air was refreshing and everyone was in good spirits. This group always creates some great banter and gentle ribbing. Usually they all gang up on me for some silly reason, but I just sit back and take it all in and let them have their fun.
After missing a turn right off the bat and finding the actual trail, we were off. I checked out the Fragile Arch on the way up to the first saddle. After a brief discussion, we decided to take the more well used left approach to the first false peak. There was even a faint path to gain this elevation. This was much better than the last time I made this climb 9 years ago as part of an almost 13 hour day from hell.
Up top we took in the views to the Ridgeline and Battleship as we made our way across the top to the true summit. After a break and much discussion (and me not liking to do out and backs) we opted for the eastern ridgeline. I'd loaded a track the @Tortise_Hiker and @wallyfrack had done in Dec 2016. Ray had a track from @DixieFlyer. They both followed roughly the same path... for awhile.
The track across this ridgeline was pretty sweet with awesome views. We opted to the Denny/Wally route. If they did it 7 years ago and all Denny could remember was snow, how bad could it be. We dropped 600' in less than a mile, Denny singing "Kumbaya" all the way down. Now the fun. We dropped down a steep, narrow, brushy slot... No go. After much consternation, and all of us searching for alternate routes down, we opted for a slightly longer downclimb into Peters Canyon.
We got to enjoy finding our way through the house size boulders and walking in the wash. Denny exclaimed that he was NOT ready for this to be over. Sorry Denny, we found our way to a trail and back to the car.
Linda had an appointment, so the 4 dudes enjoyed (then 3) enjoyed our burgers in Tortilla Flats.
Thanks all a FUN and memorable day. I'm pretty sure Denny went up there again today solo to do it again! |
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