Alycia Hill - 7063 - 1 member in 1 triplog has rated this an average 2 ( 1 to 5 best )
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| Hiking | 5.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 5.50 Miles | 2 Hrs | | 2.75 mph |
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| no partners | | We are on track to stand atop all the cinder cones between highway 180 and the i-40...why? I dunno, cuz we live right here and we can.
So five of us met up in Valle and piled in my car, first spent about an hour looking for artifacts and petroglyphs. found them quite easily, and then we all headed out to FR 144.
A week ago this same road was so muddy my car was slip sliding all over the place so we backtracked and hiked up Ebert Hill instead (check out that description later this week for some history on the hill)
This week the 144 was perfectly dry so we had no trouble getting to our destination which was basically Butcherknife Tank.
We went up Butcherknife Hill then Alycia. Saw lots of historic things along the way up and down. Walked with some cows for about a mile then walked through the fenced in Butcherknife Tank surrounded by very curious cows. No, I didn't get to pet them.
This was a lazy little dayhike but was perfect with new friends and beautiful views.
4 cinder cones down...a couple dozen to go  |
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average hiking speed 2.75 mph
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