I really hoped to have completed this mountain yesterday along with Vly, but since
it rains almost every f#@king day up here, I had to stretch it out for another day. I took a chance with private property and drove my truck all the way up to the col on the wood road that I walked up yesterday. (I didn't think that I would run into anyone on a rainy Tuesday morning) Since I had already walked up it once and the col is where I would have continued up to Bearpen, I don't think it's cheating since I was basically starting where I had left off. I was better prepared today, wearing my best Gortex gear and nothing made of cotton.
it rains almost every f#@king day up here, I had to stretch it out for another day. I took a chance with private property and drove my truck all the way up to the col on the wood road that I walked up yesterday. (I didn't think that I would run into anyone on a rainy Tuesday morning) Since I had already walked up it once and the col is where I would have continued up to Bearpen, I don't think it's cheating since I was basically starting where I had left off. I was better prepared today, wearing my best Gortex gear and nothing made of cotton. I started out on an ATV trail that led me to a freshly cut snowmobile trail. After a couple of steep climbs and a long walk on a flat ridge, the trail met back up with another ATV tr
ail that led up to the summit. Over my shoulder in the picture to the right should be a spectacular view, but oh yeah, it's still f#@king raining....
Being able to drive halfway up the mountain let me get to the summit in about an hour and back down in 45 minutes.
ail that led up to the summit. Over my shoulder in the picture to the right should be a spectacular view, but oh yeah, it's still f#@king raining....Being able to drive halfway up the mountain let me get to the summit in about an hour and back down in 45 minutes.
The hunting cabin in the picture to the right sits right in the col between the two mountains. It was occupied over the weekend because when I first got to it on Monday morning, there were ice cubes on the ground just off the deck were they had been recently dumped out of a cooler. The table underneath the covered porch, made a good staging area two days in a row to check my maps, get a compass bearing and reset my GPS. It would have been more efficient to get both of these mountains in one day but I wasn't properly prepared for the weather yesterday. No harm done, I've got 25 down and an even 10 more to go...
I am impressed that you hiked in the rain. You are determined!!
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