Tomcat_rc met me at the trailhead to do this desert peak. We made it to a bump at 8,300', 0.66 mi from the summit. We had a turnaround time to avoid hiking out over the waterfall ridge in the dark. I got 4 yellowjacket wasp stings which delayed us a little, and we hiked out in the dark. (wk 44, day 2) http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2864-One-of-the-few-flowers-we/111802606_hFZM8-Ti.jpg http://snownymph.smugmug.com/gallery/2155212_z7Dyv/ 2006-11-20T15:00:46Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />View from Wilderness Boundary</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793177_DtVhH" title="View from Wilderness Boundary"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2831-View-from-Wilderness/111793177_DtVhH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="62" alt="View from Wilderness Boundary" title="View from Wilderness Boundary" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:20:03Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2831-View-from-Wilderness/111793177_DtVhH-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 06:30:15 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />An old mine</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793370_nDTXJ" title="An old mine"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2832-An-old-mine/111793370_nDTXJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="An old mine" title="An old mine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:53:11Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2832-An-old-mine/111793370_nDTXJ-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 07:36:06 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Start of our hike . . . I forgot my hiking pants and would pay for it later</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793628_yyF9Y" title="Start of our hike . . . I forgot my hiking pants and would pay for it later"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2834-Start-of-our-hike-I/111793628_yyF9Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="Start of our hike . . . I forgot my hiking pants and would pay for it later" title="Start of our hike . . . I forgot my hiking pants and would pay for it later" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:00:22Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2834-Start-of-our-hike-I/111793628_yyF9Y-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 08:28:54 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Pretty colors</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793464_qfAxr" title="Pretty colors"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2838-Pretty-colors/111793464_qfAxr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pretty colors" title="Pretty colors" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:38:29Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2838-Pretty-colors/111793464_qfAxr-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 08:34:54 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />An old foundation near the falls</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793724_fHi4V" title="An old foundation near the falls"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2839-An-old-foundation-near/111793724_fHi4V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="An old foundation near the falls" title="An old foundation near the falls" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:41:24Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2839-An-old-foundation-near/111793724_fHi4V-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 08:45:41 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />We headed up the left side of the falls (I didn't go far enough to see the falls)</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793814_WETHh" title="We headed up the left side of the falls (I didn't go far enough to see the falls)"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2840-We-headed-up-the-left/111793814_WETHh-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We headed up the left side of the falls (I didn't go far enough to see the falls)" title="We headed up the left side of the falls (I didn't go far enough to see the falls)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:51:51Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2840-We-headed-up-the-left/111793814_WETHh-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 08:49:08 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Mine above the falls</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793897_b9Dag" title="Mine above the falls"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2841-Mine-above-the-falls/111793897_b9Dag-Th.jpg" width="65" height="150" alt="Mine above the falls" title="Mine above the falls" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:54:24Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2841-Mine-above-the-falls/111793897_b9Dag-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Traversing the north slope to get down to the wash</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793986_578Zk" title="Traversing the north slope to get down to the wash"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2843-Traversing-the-north/111793986_578Zk-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Traversing the north slope to get down to the wash" title="Traversing the north slope to get down to the wash" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:03:26Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2843-Traversing-the-north/111793986_578Zk-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 08:59:39 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Beautiful desert colors</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794075_mcTrD" title="Beautiful desert colors"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2845-Beautiful-desert-colors/111794075_mcTrD-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Beautiful desert colors" title="Beautiful desert colors" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:17:04Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2845-Beautiful-desert-colors/111794075_mcTrD-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:09:20 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Looking back . . . Rogers and Bennett in the distance</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794111_jahtr" title="Looking back . . . Rogers and Bennett in the distance"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2846-Looking-back-Rogers-and/111794111_jahtr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="Looking back . . . Rogers and Bennett in the distance" title="Looking back . . . Rogers and Bennett in the distance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:51:28Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2846-Looking-back-Rogers-and/111794111_jahtr-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:34:07 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Near a spring</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794353_HvH6e" title="Near a spring"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2849-Near-a-spring/111794353_HvH6e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Near a spring" title="Near a spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:06:33Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2849-Near-a-spring/111794353_HvH6e-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:36:32 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Pretty colors</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794245_NASqz" title="Pretty colors"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2851-Pretty-colors/111794245_NASqz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pretty colors" title="Pretty colors" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:37:08Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2851-Pretty-colors/111794245_NASqz-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:37:31 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Tom ahead</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794454_kMxar" title="Tom ahead"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2853-Tom-ahead/111794454_kMxar-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tom ahead" title="Tom ahead" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:03:41Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2853-Tom-ahead/111794454_kMxar-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:39:10 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Gnarly . . . our legs got all scratched up</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794562_Hf3bK" title="Gnarly . . . our legs got all scratched up"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2854-Gnarly-our-legs-got-all/111794562_Hf3bK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Gnarly . . . our legs got all scratched up" title="Gnarly . . . our legs got all scratched up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:15:17Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2854-Gnarly-our-legs-got-all/111794562_Hf3bK-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:40:55 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Tomcat ahead . . . I kept hearing voices, and finally realized Tomcat had the iPod going and was expanding his lungs</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111794860_6iYXN" title="Tomcat ahead . . . I kept hearing voices, and finally realized Tomcat had the iPod going and was expanding his lungs"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2855-Tomcat-ahead-I-kept/111794860_6iYXN-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tomcat ahead . . . I kept hearing voices, and finally realized Tomcat had the iPod going and was expanding his lungs" title="Tomcat ahead . . . I kept hearing voices, and finally realized Tomcat had the iPod going and was expanding his lungs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:03:56Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2855-Tomcat-ahead-I-kept/111794860_6iYXN-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:43:43 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Near the springs we had to climb up to get around</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111795101_8Gt3V" title="Near the springs we had to climb up to get around"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2857-Near-the-springs-we-had/111795101_8Gt3V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Near the springs we had to climb up to get around" title="Near the springs we had to climb up to get around" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:47:53Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2857-Near-the-springs-we-had/111795101_8Gt3V-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:49:45 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Maybe you better go up higher, he said</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111795202_cceJT" title="Maybe you better go up higher, he said"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2859-Maybe-you-better-go-up/111795202_cceJT-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Maybe you better go up higher, he said" title="Maybe you better go up higher, he said" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:02:16Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2859-Maybe-you-better-go-up/111795202_cceJT-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 09:50:05 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />One of the springs</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111793039_szUoy" title="One of the springs"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2860-One-of-the-springs/111793039_szUoy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One of the springs" title="One of the springs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:09:12Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2860-One-of-the-springs/111793039_szUoy-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 10:21:36 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />An old stove way out there</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111802247_UXkZe" title="An old stove way out there"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2861-An-old-stove-way-out/111802247_UXkZe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="An old stove way out there" title="An old stove way out there" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:37:44Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2861-An-old-stove-way-out/111802247_UXkZe-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 10:29:06 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Tomcat at our 'break' spot, 3000' from the start . . . another 2700' to go</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111802360_WNEzk" title="Tomcat at our 'break' spot, 3000' from the start . . . another 2700' to go"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2862-Tomcat-at-our-break-spot/111802360_WNEzk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tomcat at our 'break' spot, 3000' from the start . . . another 2700' to go" title="Tomcat at our 'break' spot, 3000' from the start . . . another 2700' to go" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:21:37Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2862-Tomcat-at-our-break-spot/111802360_WNEzk-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 10:34:51 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />One of the few flowers we saw all day</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111802606_hFZM8" title="One of the few flowers we saw all day"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2864-One-of-the-few-flowers-we/111802606_hFZM8-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="One of the few flowers we saw all day" title="One of the few flowers we saw all day" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:02:44Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2864-One-of-the-few-flowers-we/111802606_hFZM8-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 11:09:39 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Up and down</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803102_dreVG" title="Up and down"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2867-Up-and-down/111803102_dreVG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Up and down" title="Up and down" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:32:20Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2867-Up-and-down/111803102_dreVG-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 12:03:32 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Lichen</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803209_jTivc" title="Lichen"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2868-Lichen/111803209_jTivc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lichen" title="Lichen" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:18:54Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2868-Lichen/111803209_jTivc-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 12:15:34 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />From here it gets steep</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803344_AQAi3" title="From here it gets steep"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2869-From-here-it-gets-steep/111803344_AQAi3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="From here it gets steep" title="From here it gets steep" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T16:19:03Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2869-From-here-it-gets-steep/111803344_AQAi3-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 12:21:28 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />View behind us</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803412_UTdaj" title="View behind us"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2870-View-behind-us/111803412_UTdaj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View behind us" title="View behind us" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:17:03Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2870-View-behind-us/111803412_UTdaj-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 12:40:06 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />The second pile of rock cairnes marks the way</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803599_VK2Hx" title="The second pile of rock cairnes marks the way"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2872-The-second-pile-of-rock/111803599_VK2Hx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The second pile of rock cairnes marks the way" title="The second pile of rock cairnes marks the way" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:32:47Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2872-The-second-pile-of-rock/111803599_VK2Hx-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 12:51:49 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />It got steeper here</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111803694_vCdUR" title="It got steeper here"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2873-It-got-steeper-here/111803694_vCdUR-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="It got steeper here" title="It got steeper here" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:33:04Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2873-It-got-steeper-here/111803694_vCdUR-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 13:15:26 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Way steeper!</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111802130_RJCpz" title="Way steeper!"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2875-Way-steeper/111802130_RJCpz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Way steeper!" title="Way steeper!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:39:33Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2875-Way-steeper/111802130_RJCpz-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 13:24:25 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Grapevine and Wahguyhe, far range</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111804508_uneNL" title="Grapevine and Wahguyhe, far range"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2876-Grapevine-and-Wahguyhe/111804508_uneNL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Grapevine and Wahguyhe, far range" title="Grapevine and Wahguyhe, far range" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-15T15:02:59Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2876-Grapevine-and-Wahguyhe/111804508_uneNL-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 13:25:11 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />There's our peak .66 mi from our turn around point at 8,300'.</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111804740_qvmXM" title="There's our peak .66 mi from our turn around point at 8,300'."><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2877-2880-Theres-Matarango/111804740_qvmXM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="There's our peak .66 mi from our turn around point at 8,300'." title="There's our peak .66 mi from our turn around point at 8,300'." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:45:07Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2877-2880-Theres-Matarango/111804740_qvmXM-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 13:56:44 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />The next closest peak was .86 mi from our turnaround</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111804453_YFXGP" title="The next closest peak was .86 mi from our turnaround"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2878-Parkinson-Peak-was-86-mi/111804453_YFXGP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The next closest peak was .86 mi from our turnaround" title="The next closest peak was .86 mi from our turnaround" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:06:00Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2878-Parkinson-Peak-was-86-mi/111804453_YFXGP-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 13:55:28 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a> </p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111804781_7gT7m" title="Snow Nymph (snownymph)'s photo"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2883/111804781_7gT7m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Snow Nymph (snownymph)'s photo" title="Snow Nymph (snownymph)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:07:54Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2883/111804781_7gT7m-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 14:20:15 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Snow Nymph and Tomcat_rc at our turnaround point</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111804314_WrQvn" title="Snow Nymph and Tomcat_rc at our turnaround point"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2884-Snow-Nymph-and-Tomcatrc/111804314_WrQvn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Snow Nymph and Tomcat_rc at our turnaround point" title="Snow Nymph and Tomcat_rc at our turnaround point" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:29:40Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2884-Snow-Nymph-and-Tomcatrc/111804314_WrQvn-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 14:26:26 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />We went up the left side, and down the right</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111805966_W3Twv" title="We went up the left side, and down the right"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2889-We-went-up-the-left-side/111805966_W3Twv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We went up the left side, and down the right" title="We went up the left side, and down the right" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:50:18Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2889-We-went-up-the-left-side/111805966_W3Twv-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 14:57:52 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />More rocks to go down</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111806024_9XEj4" title="More rocks to go down"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2892-More-rocks-to-go-down/111806024_9XEj4-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="More rocks to go down" title="More rocks to go down" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:11:10Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2892-More-rocks-to-go-down/111806024_9XEj4-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:11:58 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Something was built here</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111805622_3wx2M" title="Something was built here"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2896-Something-was-built-here/111805622_3wx2M-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Something was built here" title="Something was built here" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:32:17Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2896-Something-was-built-here/111805622_3wx2M-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:15:30 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Tomcat on the other side of the spring</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111805898_a7as5" title="Tomcat on the other side of the spring"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2898-Tomcat-on-the-other-side/111805898_a7as5-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tomcat on the other side of the spring" title="Tomcat on the other side of the spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:03:02Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2898-Tomcat-on-the-other-side/111805898_a7as5-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:16:28 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Lots of color</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111808207_kVz4f" title="Lots of color"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2901-Lots-of-color/111808207_kVz4f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lots of color" title="Lots of color" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:10:33Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2901-Lots-of-color/111808207_kVz4f-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:24:07 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Down a small dry fall, and into the brush again</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111808339_F32PM" title="Down a small dry fall, and into the brush again"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2902-Down-a-small-dry-fall-and/111808339_F32PM-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Down a small dry fall, and into the brush again" title="Down a small dry fall, and into the brush again" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:42:51Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2902-Down-a-small-dry-fall-and/111808339_F32PM-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:26:46 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Burro, maybe?</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111807308_KUkWm" title="Burro, maybe?"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2904-Burro-maybe/111807308_KUkWm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Burro, maybe?" title="Burro, maybe?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:25:35Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2904-Burro-maybe/111807308_KUkWm-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:32:09 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />This dry fall looked like candle wax</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111807435_B8PKv" title="This dry fall looked like candle wax"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2907-This-dry-fall-looked-like/111807435_B8PKv-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="This dry fall looked like candle wax" title="This dry fall looked like candle wax" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:46:47Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2907-This-dry-fall-looked-like/111807435_B8PKv-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:43:04 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />These stickers were grabbing me, and they hurt!</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111807923_py3Sf" title="These stickers were grabbing me, and they hurt!"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2908-These-stickers-were/111807923_py3Sf-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="These stickers were grabbing me, and they hurt!" title="These stickers were grabbing me, and they hurt!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:05:22Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2908-These-stickers-were/111807923_py3Sf-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 15:57:12 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />I got 4 yellowjacket wasp stings in 2 seconds! One stung me 3 times on the calf, and as I tried to swat it away, another one got me in the butt!</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111808083_QYoL5" title="I got 4 yellowjacket wasp stings in 2 seconds! One stung me 3 times on the calf, and as I tried to swat it away, another one got me in the butt!"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2909-I-got-4-bee-stings-in-2/111808083_QYoL5-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I got 4 yellowjacket wasp stings in 2 seconds! One stung me 3 times on the calf, and as I tried to swat it away, another one got me in the butt!" title="I got 4 yellowjacket wasp stings in 2 seconds! One stung me 3 times on the calf, and as I tried to swat it away, another one got me in the butt!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:07:16Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2909-I-got-4-bee-stings-in-2/111808083_QYoL5-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 16:31:46 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />A short break while checking the GPS, it was dark out</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111830721_CGZKu" title="A short break while checking the GPS, it was dark out"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2912-A-short-break-while/111830721_CGZKu-Th.jpg" width="86" height="150" alt="A short break while checking the GPS, it was dark out" title="A short break while checking the GPS, it was dark out" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:25:22Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2912-A-short-break-while/111830721_CGZKu-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 17:40:33 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Still laughing about the bee stings, even though they were burning</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111830830_UoWmi" title="Still laughing about the bee stings, even though they were burning"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2913-Still-laughing-about-the/111830830_UoWmi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Still laughing about the bee stings, even though they were burning" title="Still laughing about the bee stings, even though they were burning" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:15:04Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2913-Still-laughing-about-the/111830830_UoWmi-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 17:40:43 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />GPS points that way, and that's where we're going even though we can't see much</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111830938_ugAZx" title="GPS points that way, and that's where we're going even though we can't see much"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2914-GPS-points-that-way-and/111830938_ugAZx-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="GPS points that way, and that's where we're going even though we can't see much" title="GPS points that way, and that's where we're going even though we can't see much" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:29:34Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2914-GPS-points-that-way-and/111830938_ugAZx-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 17:58:20 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Steep going up</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111831171_nQSAz" title="Steep going up"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2916-Steep-going-up/111831171_nQSAz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Steep going up" title="Steep going up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T15:32:09Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2916-Steep-going-up/111831171_nQSAz-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 18:03:28 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />And it keeps going up</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111831384_iMoN6" title="And it keeps going up"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2917-And-it-keeps-going-up/111831384_iMoN6-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="And it keeps going up" title="And it keeps going up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T14:50:22Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2917-And-it-keeps-going-up/111831384_iMoN6-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 18:03:49 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Now we have to go down</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111831576_Q57or" title="Now we have to go down"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2918-Now-we-have-to-go-down/111831576_Q57or-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Now we have to go down" title="Now we have to go down" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:01:49Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2918-Now-we-have-to-go-down/111831576_Q57or-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 18:09:08 <p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com">Snow Nymph (snownymph)</a><br />Happy to be back</p><p><a href="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2155212_z7Dyv#111830673_g5eiy" title="Happy to be back"><img src="http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2919-Happy-to-be-back/111830673_g5eiy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Happy to be back" title="Happy to be back" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T15:08:44Z Snow Nymph (snownymph) http://snownymph.smugmug.com http://snownymph.smugmug.com/Desert-Peaks/2006-Nov-19-Another-desert/2919-Happy-to-be-back/111830673_g5eiy-Th.jpg 2006-11-20 18:49:44