Granite Mountain is a first peak for friends from California.
- June 21, 2015
- Team: Carol, Ross, and Mary
- Peak: Granite Mountain, 8478'
- RT: Class 1, 5.7 miles, 1800' gain, 4 hours car-to-car
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My friends Ross and Mary were on a moto tour of the great northwest and stopped by for a visit. Ross is an old bike guy, something we share from slightly different perspectives. So what do you do with visitors? You drag them up a peak. Art wasn't feeling well, nor was Julie, so Carol and I did the host/hostess thing on the trail. |
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It was alittle muggy today, and a little buggy too. It felt good to pick up a breeze as we got higher. |
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| Mary was entranced by the mini-versions of familiar wildflowers. |  |
Mary and Ross live near the coast, so they were really feeling the altitude. But sighting the lookout added some motivation. |
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Snow? In June? They will always have fond memories of snow sports in Idaho. |
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Summit. We had a long lunch, enjoying the 360 degree views. Unfortunately, we couldn't go up on the lookout- as the ranger hiked by, she said it won't be open for another week. |
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| Speaking of rangers- Julie thought their full moto garb made them look like Power Rangers. |  |
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