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| Hiking | 5.30 Miles |
2,100 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.30 Miles | 4 Hrs 16 Mns | | 1.40 mph |
| 2,100 ft AEG | 29 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Jill and I hike Brown’s Peak every November. Illness and weather made scheduling this year’s hike a little tricky, but we finally found a day. Seemed like the rain would hold off until late enough in the afternoon for us to get safely out of the chute. Kelly was invited to join us as well, and today worked with her tight schedule of watching volleyball games.
FS-143 is in rough shape. Lots of erosion made for some slow going spots. Got to the trailhead around 0800. Very windy. Steady hike uphill to the saddle, where the wind was full force. Once above the saddle, the wind lessened, and was calm in the chute. Tedious hike up, but standard Brown’s chute scrambling. Familarity helps in a few spots. There’s one spot I kind of hate, but dragged my pumpkin up over the rocks.
Some breeze at the summit, but not too bad. Somewhat hazy views though. The descent was tedious in all the usual spots, but not too bad. While we had seen only two other hikers on our ascent, we saw more than a dozen hikers on our descent. Finished up as the clouds were rolling in.
Drove out on El Oso Rd to the 188. Much smoother. It started to rain not long after we got into the Jeep, with pockets of rain all the way back to Mesa. Fun hike and conversation! |
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