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"Okay. Nobody back up!" |
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Chateau and Mummy's Nose from Cougar Ridge Trail |
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Raintree |
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Starting up old Road |
There is a ridge that connects the Deer Creek Picnic Area parking lot to Cougar Ridge Trail high above. For lack of a better idea ... must have been a slow day ... I named it Horse Ridge because of all the old evidence of wild horses using that ridge. Today, we renamed it Chateau Ridge in honor of the beautiful chateau that you can see on top of the peak above the ridge as you climb. Five hikers used that ridge to climb to Raintree, today. Leaving the cars at the picnic area lot on Deer Creek Road, we climbed up the embankment across the road and turned right onto remnants of Old Deer Creek Road. At the top of the first hill, we turned to our left and started our ascent onto Chateau Ridge. It's steep; a wake-up call to hearts and lungs in the early morning.
Stats: 5 miles; 1850' gain; 3.75 hours
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Following a somewhat worn Trail through the Wash Debris |
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Deer Creek Trail junction with Cougar Ridge Trail |
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Descending a newly graded Cougar Ridge Trail |
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