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| Hiking | 6.40 Miles |
1,650 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.40 Miles | 8 Hrs 5 Mns | | 1.02 mph |
| 1,650 ft AEG | 1 Hour 48 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Annual Hike to Ramanote Arch – John Montgomery first discovered this in 1988.
Got a late start because the smoke detector kept beeping. Ended up losing some time to take them down.
54 degrees at the start
Water was running until the last 100 yards or so. My pants were soaked from the knees down because of the dew and falling in the creek about an hour from the start.
This was a really good time to go because the cows had made trails for most of the way to Butte 4833. Fasted time this far was today at and hour and 7 minutes, It usually take between and hour and 15 and an hour and a half.
Also fastest time to where I exit the canyon. And hour and 10 minutes. Each time I go the route becomes more familiar and direct. There seemed to be more fallen trees than usual.
This was the slowest time ever from canyon to arch. I tried a different way. Instead of skirting around the cliffs to the West. I went straight up the ridge between washes to the cliffs and found a way through. In order to get to the arch I had to go wayyyy above it. I could see it but just had to go around Robbins Barn to get there.
Likely took me 30-40 minutes longer this way.
Found a new migrant camp on the way back, just food wrappers and wet blankets.
Times and particulars below.
Again, if you read about this route more than two years ago you need to know that the boulder on top of the cliff marking the place to leave the canyon is no longer there. I almost went past this. I left a red rock there as a marker. Also some one mentioned pots or holes in the bedrock as a point of reference. These seem to be filled in with silt and leaves.
8:43 left truck at wide spot after Toruno Tank. Need 4wd to get here.
8:54 – dam – good supply of water coming out of pipe at bottom
9:22 Rest by grotto rest (12 minutes)
9:47 – X rock
9:50 – 3 way canyon below butte 4833
10:12 – rest after flowered area – exact south of ramanote peak (4 min)
10:16 – Back at it.
10:38 – water pots in wash
10:42 – first of 4 ledges/waterfalls (small)
10:53 – Last stop before leaving the canyon – Rested/ate in sun out of canyon (11 minutes) Took time in sun to let clothes dry.
12:12 – view of arch from above – (don’t do this again)
12:19 under arch (56 minutes) Dried wet shoe and replaced socks. Odd how an hour passes so quickly.
1:05 – left shade of arch
1:54 back in canyon
2:57 – canyon below butte 4833
3:11 – X rock
3:24 – rest stop - Grotto – Quick nap (14 min)
3:39 back at it
4:13 Dam
4:21 – rest stop 1/3 way up hill. (11 min) Coming out of the canyon by the over turned truck is the worst part of the way.
4:36 – overturned truck
4:48 – back at truck
Rest 108 minutes total
8 hours 5 minutes – total hike
Hike time 6:48 |
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