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| Hiking | 15.56 Miles |
3,949 AEG |
| | Hiking | 15.56 Miles | 7 Hrs 5 Mns | | 2.35 mph |
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| partners | | Back to Ord again for a final training hike. I got Andy and Wally to join me this time, probably because of the heat and humidity taking over the valley. We had left the idea open to do little Ord to mix things up, but I decided to just to Ord again.
The first mile or 2 the sun was breaking through the clouds, which didn't help. As we ascended, the clouds took over and the temperature got cooler, which did help. I passed Andy right at the 3 mile mark, and from then on he was falling back farther and farther. I stayed and waited before a switchback when there was a long view to see if he made the previous turn, which he did all along FR27.
Once I got to 626, I got my second wind again. The smoother grade of the road and it being less steep right at the junction helps a lot. As the road got steep towards the summit, I was able to keep my same pace. Andy was way back, Wally was napping at the summit.
It was very windy and cool at the summit, after a while I almost got a chill, which I had no problem with. Got the obligatory shot at the top of Wally pointing out Mount Ord  . No sign of Andy after 20 minutes so I took my phone out of airplane mode to see if he texted, which he did. He was having too much trouble going uphill, so after a quarter mile on 626, he bailed. He went the wrong way on 626, so that might have had something to do with it. I would have bailed, too. Still got over 3K' for the day, so not a wasted day by any means.
Leaving the summit, Wally spotted 2 deer, which we managed to get a few shots of. Normally they just run off immediately, but these ones hung around for a photo shoot. On the way down Wally and I passed Andy with about 3 miles to go. I made better time going downhill this time. My overall time was about 30 minutes better than 3 months ago. I remember the last 1.5 miles last time my knee and back were bothering me. This time was much better.
Stopped at the mill again to check out the 2 big prospect holes on the side of the hill. Not much to see up close. the road above them went further out, but I decided to call it day. It's very interesting when you get further away from this site and you can see the prospects and tailings piles below and the chutes below them for what's left of the mining operations there. The clouds made for less dramatic pictures but it really saved us from the heat, even though it was still humid. |
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