I should entitle this trip report "birds of prey" as I'm not sure I have seen as many Golden Eagles and Hawks, and I've seen on my drive this morning.
Read MoreUNP 6530 - Blue Mountain-UT, quad
Linda makes jewelry from the rocks and stones we often garner from our hikes, and part of my job for Jewelry Art by Linda is to keep an eye open for suitable stones during my hiking adventures.
Read MoreBurns Knoll, Mine Benchmark, and Peak 6701 - Burns Knoll and Blue Mountain - UT, quads
The track is a slow crawl around lower foothills as I make my way up an old mining trail. But I soon reach a section of road that is thoroughly washed out, looking at the thick Juniper Trees and the steep hillsides on opposite sides of the way, I decided to park and hike from here.
Read MoreDead Horse Point, Peaks 6010 & 6139 - Thermo, Frisco SW and Blue Mountain - UT quads
The middle peak is the higher of the two, but I don’t worry to much about it. There is evidence of other ascents of the lonely peak, but not on any of the websites I use to research and record the peaks I have bagged. I’ll make a note here and in my journal, but that will be the extent of it.
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