2008 (Dec 30) Winnedumah Piute Monument

Winnedumah Piute Monument from Mazourka Canyon Road.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:42:43 -0800

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Winnedumah Piute Monument from Mazourka Canyon Road.

Driving up the road from Lead Gulch

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:49:26 -0800

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Driving up the road from Lead Gulch

Driving up

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:55:40 -0800

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Driving up

Snow Nymph at the start

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:03:03 -0800

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Snow Nymph at the start

I didn't have a map, only a photo of my laptop screen which was blurry.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:09:38 -0800

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I didn't have a map, only a photo of my laptop screen which was blurry.

Sierra view

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:17:19 -0800

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Sierra view

The road kept going on

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:25:31 -0800

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The road kept going on

and on and on.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:33:05 -0800

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and on and on.

I finally stopped, zoomed in on GPS, not much help with finding the road, then zoomed in on the blurry photo and found the mistake

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:41:37 -0800

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I finally stopped, zoomed in on GPS, not much help with finding the road, then zoomed in on the blurry photo and found the mistake

Looking back at the FJ, you can see the road behind it, and the road to the right that I followed (yeah, wrong direction too)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:51:22 -0800

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Looking back at the FJ, you can see the road behind it, and the road to the right that I followed (yeah, wrong direction too)

Great views!

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:59:00 -0800

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Great views!

This is the 4X4 road I was looking for, right behind my truck. Doesn't look like a road to me!

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:08:03 -0800

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This is the 4X4 road I was looking for, right behind my truck. Doesn't look like a road to me!

Boulder in middle of road, and the road going uphill

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:16:53 -0800

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Boulder in middle of road, and the road going uphill

Another steep road ahead

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:25:23 -0800

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Another steep road ahead

From here it drops down, climbs up and around

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:33:42 -0800

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From here it drops down, climbs up and around

After 1.5 miles, go cross country, follow the GPS to the summit, not visible for most of the way

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:43:04 -0800

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After 1.5 miles, go cross country, follow the GPS to the summit, not visible for most of the way

View at my turnaround time, and there it is. Turn back or go for it?

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:50:36 -0800

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View at my turnaround time, and there it is. Turn back or go for it?

I went for it, but then it didn't look as close as I thought. Again, what to do.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:56:26 -0800

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I went for it, but then it didn't look as close as I thought. Again, what to do.

I kept going, but didn't want to go thru snow and boulders.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:02:59 -0800

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I kept going, but didn't want to go thru snow and boulders.

I went around and stayed in snow. My pants were getting wet, even with the high gaitors

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:06:35 -0800

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I went around and stayed in snow. My pants were getting wet, even with the high gaitors

Sun on boulders north of Winnedumah Piute Monument

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:11:03 -0800

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Sun on boulders north of Winnedumah Piute Monument

Looking back at my turnaround point (small bump to the left in sun)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:16:46 -0800

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Looking back at my turnaround point (small bump to the left in sun)

Getting really close, but drop down, then climb up again

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:21:28 -0800

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Getting really close, but drop down, then climb up again

Winnedumah Piute Monument is 80' high

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:25:27 -0800

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Winnedumah Piute Monument is 80' high

My turnaround point 45 min ago looks farther than looking this way

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:32:32 -0800

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My turnaround point 45 min ago looks farther than looking this way

Looking up at the monolith

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:40:44 -0800

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Looking up at the monolith

Looking south to see if I could get around to the register. Decided I didn't have time and didn't want to risk slipping and making my shoulder worse

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:48:06 -0800

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Looking south to see if I could get around to the register. Decided I didn't have time and didn't want to risk slipping and making my shoulder worse

The register should be around the corner

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:54:52 -0800

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The register should be around the corner

Summit shot, in a hurry so this has to do

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:00:55 -0800

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Summit shot, in a hurry so this has to do

Looking east towards the desert

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:05:58 -0800

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Looking east towards the desert

I was happy to have foot tracks to follow back

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:11:19 -0800

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I was happy to have foot tracks to follow back

Sunset

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:15:16 -0800

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Sunset

Without a moon, I couldn't tell where I was, or which way to go. It was pitch black!

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:20:33 -0800

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Without a moon, I couldn't tell where I was, or which way to go. It was pitch black!

Back on the road, steep uphill

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:25:08 -0800

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Back on the road, steep uphill

Road block 0.75 mi from end of road

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:33:09 -0800

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Road block 0.75 mi from end of road

Lots of big boulders so people don't go past the Wilderness Road Closure post

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:38:16 -0800

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Lots of big boulders so people don't go past the Wilderness Road Closure post

The drive back down to Mazourka Canyon Road

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:40:35 -0800

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The drive back down to Mazourka Canyon Road