Peaks summited: Big Crow, Nun-da-ga-o, Weston
Fantastic morning for some open ridge hiking in the Soda Range. Killer views slowed me down quite a bit ... due to excessive lingering, it took about 4.5 hours to cover the 7 mile hike. Lots of solitude.
Not a lot to report in terms of trail conditions. I found the "unmaintained" path along the spine of the Soda Range to be very well-maintained and free of blowdown. Route skirts some ledges in the vicinity of the Nun-da-ga-o summit and beyond so it's probably best not to be careless. Based on a suggestion from another VFTTer, I took a gander at the bushwhack from Weston to Peaked Mountain but ultimately decided to leave well enough alone.
Found a silver horseshoe earring as well. Not anything expensive, but nice enough for someone to have been wearing. E-mail [email protected] if it's yours and I'll mail it back to you. Otherwise, I have a new lucky charm.
Fantastic morning for some open ridge hiking in the Soda Range. Killer views slowed me down quite a bit ... due to excessive lingering, it took about 4.5 hours to cover the 7 mile hike. Lots of solitude.
Not a lot to report in terms of trail conditions. I found the "unmaintained" path along the spine of the Soda Range to be very well-maintained and free of blowdown. Route skirts some ledges in the vicinity of the Nun-da-ga-o summit and beyond so it's probably best not to be careless. Based on a suggestion from another VFTTer, I took a gander at the bushwhack from Weston to Peaked Mountain but ultimately decided to leave well enough alone.
Found a silver horseshoe earring as well. Not anything expensive, but nice enough for someone to have been wearing. E-mail [email protected] if it's yours and I'll mail it back to you. Otherwise, I have a new lucky charm.
