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| Hiking | 8.17 Miles |
1,172 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.17 Miles | 4 Hrs 1 Min | | 2.29 mph |
| 1,172 ft AEG | 27 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | First hike of the day, and it was a winner. We parked near Dead Horse Tank and started walking the road. In retrospect, we could have driven to the wilderness boundary, but it would have pinstriped the hell out of the jeep. Easy enough walking. Once past the gate, the road continued and was rockier, also vague in places.
Went over a small saddle, then followed a drainage. The peak is clearly visible at this point, so we aimed for the slope on the northwest side that led to a spire we could see sticking up. Easy offtrail travel. The higher we got up the slope, the better the geology got. Once we reached the area of the spire, there was one scramble requiring the use of hands. Grippy rock helped, a cactus in the way did not help. That cactus ended the day a little smaller than it started.
Once above that spot, it was an easy scramble thru the rocks. Lots of alcoves that obviously shelter bighorn sheep and other animals. The more you look, the more alcoves you can see. We deviated from the official route at one point and went left around some rocks instead of right, and it was a very good route. From there, we followed a rocky ridge up to the summit.
Great views up top. Clear air, and a few clouds adding shadows to the landscape. Had a quick snack, then retraced our steps back down. Once at the lower part, we followed an old road for the heck of it. Encountered an area, maybe an acre in size, with dozens of numbered metal stakes in the ground, placed in seemingly no rhyme or reason. We walked around them for a few minutes, but couldn’t make much sense of it.
Definitely a worthy cooler weather hike in a remote area. Wear grippy shoes. The road wasn’t too bad. We drove the jeep, but Bruce’s Subaru could make it. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Plenty of flowers, very green out there at the moment. |
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Dead Horse Tank |
51-75% full |
51-75% full |
| | | Looked to be well over half full, maybe closer to completely full. | | _____________________
| Stop crying and just go do the hike. |
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