Mt Perry, Dante's Pk, Spanish Needle Pk and Owen's Pk
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:33 pm
Friday, 17 October 2008 (day 1 of 3)
Dante's Peak and Mt Perry
PHOTOS: http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/63 ... e3G#P-1-15
I was solo on Friday, but sent an e-mail out to a few people with my plan for the day. Tom Gossett's plan for the weekend fell apart, so I had a voice mail from him saying he could hike. He waited for me at Dante's view, while I waited at the turnoff (I sent an e-mail using my iPhone, but he was already on his way). So we got a little bit of a late start, and with temps around 80 deg, it was a beautiful day with great views! We started at 5,475' Dante's Pk is 5,704', Mt Perry is 5,716', but with all the 'ups and downs' along the ridge, we had a total gain of 3,300' gain/loss in the 9 miles we hiked. :-)
Badwater
Mt Perry doesn't look far, but it was a long walk along the ridge
Great colors along the way
The last hogback section to the summit, far bump to the left
Looking back at the long ridge to Dante's Pk from Mt Perry
Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes on my drive to the Sierra
Moon
Dante's Peak and Mt Perry
PHOTOS: http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/63 ... e3G#P-1-15
I was solo on Friday, but sent an e-mail out to a few people with my plan for the day. Tom Gossett's plan for the weekend fell apart, so I had a voice mail from him saying he could hike. He waited for me at Dante's view, while I waited at the turnoff (I sent an e-mail using my iPhone, but he was already on his way). So we got a little bit of a late start, and with temps around 80 deg, it was a beautiful day with great views! We started at 5,475' Dante's Pk is 5,704', Mt Perry is 5,716', but with all the 'ups and downs' along the ridge, we had a total gain of 3,300' gain/loss in the 9 miles we hiked. :-)
Badwater
Mt Perry doesn't look far, but it was a long walk along the ridge
Great colors along the way
The last hogback section to the summit, far bump to the left
Looking back at the long ridge to Dante's Pk from Mt Perry
Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes on my drive to the Sierra
Moon