|
| | | |
| |
|
| Hiking | 11.20 Miles |
3,086 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.20 Miles | 8 Hrs | | 1.40 mph |
| 3,086 ft AEG | | | | |
|
|
| |
| Partners |
|
none
[ show ]
| no partners | | Note: all stats are for Johnson and Turtle peaks which I hiked on the same trip...
Also Note: Pole Bridge Trail was marked #243 , not #264 which was indicated in the lookup...
I arrived Wed PM around 6:40 pm, just as it was getting dark. My plan was to camp overnight and meet up with Tim T. in the morning at 7 am. I found a great camp spot right at the Morse Canyon trailhead. I started setting up my tent, put the 4 stakes in, and the rain came quickly. My tent was flat on the ground. I zipped the door shut to prevent water from getting inside, then went inside my truck for shelter. After about 1 hour, the rain stopped. I finished setting my tent up and realized that I had at least a gallon of water inside. The window was left open a few inches and that's what must have allowed water to get in. Luckily, all of the water flowed to the low corner and I was able to use a towel to mop up some of the water in the main area of the tent. I was comfortable in my tent but wasn't able to get much sleep for whatever reason. I had my alarm set for 6 am, but heard a car roll up at 5:55 am. Tim arrived an hour early. I got up, had breakfast, and it was a little chilly so we needed to put a jacket on.
We started hiking at 7 am and had a pretty good pace up to Johnson saddle. I was a bit rusty because I hadn't done any long hikes or high elevation hikes since early Aug (about 1.5 months ago). It will take a few more hikes for me to get back into shape. At the saddle, Tim turn left to go toward Monte Vista peak, and I continued right going toward Johnson peak. There was a lot of deadfall at the saddle. I counted at least 20 fallen trees and had to walk way around a huge pileup. Johnson was pretty steep but I kept working my way up and reached the summit around 9:30 am. I had cell service at the peak. I looked around for a registry and didn't find one so I left a jar that I brought and made a nice rockpile around it. Tim would later find this registry and sign it on his way back down. See my timeline for more details of my entire day adventure...
Timeline:
------------
7 am (0 mi) - started hike at Morse canyon trail. this trail was very well maintained all the way up to Johnson saddle. Any deadfall that crossed the trail was sawed and moved off the trail. Thanks to those who maintained it.
8:40 am (2.5 mi) - reached Johnson saddle, took short break
9:05 am (2.88 mi) - summited Johnson peak, left a new registry
9:30 am (2.9 mi) - left Johnson peak, this time walking down the Southwest ridge, to save some time
9:55 am (3.3 mi) - reached the bottom of Johnson peak and came to a junction with the Pole bridge trail and Turtle mountain trail. I took the Turtle mountain trail from this point. This trail was unmaintained and there were areas from this point where I got off the trail. But, I knew where I needed to go and kept going in a straight line. There was also a lot of deadfall on this "trail" which I needed to step over. I put trail in quotes because for 1/4 of the time I wasn't even sure if I was on a trail.
11:30 am (5.0 mi) - reached the saddle North of Turtle peak. From here it was a pretty steep bushwhack. I did see tracks at times but couldn't tell whether they were animal tracks or human tracks.
12:20 pm (5.46 mi) - summit Turtle mountain, had lunch, took pics/videos. This peak did not have a registry but I did see some broken glass. Luckily, I had a jar, so I left a new registry here.
1 pm (5.5 mi) - left summit, followed a similar route down sometimes veering as much as 100 feet off my original route.
1:35 pm (5.98 mi) - back at the saddle North of Turtle mountain
3:18 pm (7.78 mi) - back at the Pole bridge and Turtle mountain trail junctions
3:39 pm (8.32 mi) - back at Johnson saddle. Noticed a huge rock pile but it was not the one Tim left for me. Tim had already started heading down the trail at this point. The rock pile must have been there earlier but I didn't notice it. I started heading down the trail and ended up taking a few water breaks and snack breaks along the way.
5:28 pm (11.17 mi) - back at the trailhead.
Stats for entire trip:
-------------------------
AEG for both peaks was 3,086 feet
Round trip mileage was 11.17 miles
Strava moving time was 6 hrs 41 mins
Strava elapsed time was 10 hrs 27 mins |
| _____________________
Michael Williams
IT Professional
Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
www.beachfrontmexico.us
 |
| | |
|
|
|
Route Editor
Route Scout
Route 
