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| Hiking | 5.23 Miles |
1,997 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.23 Miles | 4 Hrs 34 Mns | | 1.35 mph |
| 1,997 ft AEG | 42 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Jill and I have hiked Brown’s Peak each of the last two Novembers, and made it three years in a row today. Got started around 0800 to…snow. Very light flurries, melted immediately. Breezy as we headed uphill. Trail is in okay shape, but there is some locust encroaching on it in places.
Once past the saddle, progress slowed, then slowed even more while in the chute. Jill knows the route quite well now, so we took turns leading. That way, not just one person has to dodge rocks the entire time. Almost no wind at the summit, where we took a snack break.
The hike back down was slow and careful, but uneventful. A couple more flurries here and there. We encountered our first hiker of the day once we were well out of the chute and almost down to the saddle. After that, we encountered about twenty more hikers between the saddle and the trailhead.
FS143 is in okay shape all the way to the Beeline. Rocky sections here and there, but I’ve seen it worse. Saw one bobcat on the drive in, but it was too fast for a picture. Cool temps, but gorgeous weather. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Light
Oaks are well past peak. |
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