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Mar 18 2021

PaleoRob

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44 male

Joined Apr 03 2006
Pocatello, ID

Gold Star - Liberty Cap Loop, CO

Hiking		Mar 18 2021
		PaleoRob • Triplogs 1,135

Hiking	7.78 Miles	1,232 AEG

Hiking	7.78 Miles	3 Hrs 57 Mns		2.00 mph
	1,232 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Gold Star Canyon

Lower Liberty Cap Trail

White Rocks Petroglyphs

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In preparation for a short backpacking trip in Canyonlands this weekend, I decided to head out to the Monument and do a longer hike. The day was gorgeous, so I knew I couldn't get away with a longer trail outside of the Monument - too many bikers on the trails close to me. Definitely was good to get out and put some real mileage on, especially since it is lighter later now, and previous weeks have seen commitments and weather hamper my outdoor activities. Deer, bighorn, and various birds along the trail, and not a single other hiker to be seen at any point except on the Liberty Cap portion. I'll end up writing up the Upper and Lower bench trails as some point soon.

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bighorn Sheep

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
A single wildflower was spotted, along the Liberty Cap section.

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"The only thing we did was wrong was staying in the wilderness to long...the only thing we did was right was the day we started to fight..."
-Old Spiritual
My book, The Marauders on Lulu and Amazon

Jan 24 2016

PaleoRob

Guides 171
Routes 253
Photos 6,100
Triplogs 1,135

44 male

Joined Apr 03 2006
Pocatello, ID

White Rocks Petroglyphs

Northwest, CO

White Rocks Petroglyphs

Northwest, CO

Hiking		Jan 24 2016
		PaleoRob • Triplogs 1,135

Hiking	0.57 Miles	72 AEG

Hiking	0.57 Miles	45 Mns	1.14 mph
	72 ft AEG	15 Mns Break

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Heard about these glyphs and since it was close by I could check it out easily. Came across a small herd of bighorn sheep not 40 feet off the trail. They didn't seem to mind me too much. There was fresh snow across the trail around White Rocks so it looked like no one had been down the trail in a while but I came across three separate groups going to/from White Rocks while I was out there. The snow made it hard to find the path around the boulders, especially on the east side of the rocks but since the route parallels 340 it wasn't really difficult to route find. Made it back and the bighorn were still just hanging out. I was set to watch the hockey game at 2pm and it was already after 1pm so I didn't have time to do any hiking in Gold Star Canyon unfortunately. I did check out the Wildwood trailhead as well on my way home. I might go and do one of the more challenging trails next time but the snow is also a factor. We'll see!

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"The only thing we did was wrong was staying in the wilderness to long...the only thing we did was right was the day we started to fight..."
-Old Spiritual
My book, The Marauders on Lulu and Amazon

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