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Mt. Tipton
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A bit off the summit the there *was* a view west down to Dolan Springs and the Hwy 93 corridor.
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A bit off the summit the there *was* a view west down to Dolan Springs and the Hwy 93 corridor.
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Signs of a log cut near the summit.  Not sure who lugged a saw up here.
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Signs of a log cut near the summit. Not sure who lugged a saw up here.
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I scouted around looking for signs of the "standard" DPS route, but didn't see anything (and didn't look to hard).   I decided not to risk an descent onto an unknown slope and decided to angle back toward the canyon below my ascent ridge.
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I scouted around looking for signs of the "standard" DPS route, but didn't see anything (and didn't look to hard). I decided not to risk an descent onto an unknown slope and decided to angle back toward the canyon below my ascent ridge.
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Its amazing how many mylar balloons make it into the backcountry- I'm carrying one out on almost every trip.
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Its amazing how many mylar balloons make it into the backcountry- I'm carrying one out on almost every trip.
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The next 2 hours were a tedious descent down the class 2-3 canyon, passing numerous dry waterfalls and other obsticals.
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The next 2 hours were a tedious descent down the class 2-3 canyon, passing numerous dry waterfalls and other obsticals.
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Looking back up at one of the bigger dry falls- a 20 foot section near the top of the ramp.
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Looking back up at one of the bigger dry falls- a 20 foot section near the top of the ramp.
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Emerging out of the canyon back into the approach wash about 90 minutes later.  Hot sore and sick of picking trough desert fauna at this point.
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Emerging out of the canyon back into the approach wash about 90 minutes later. Hot sore and sick of picking trough desert fauna at this point.
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More blooming hedgehogs.
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More blooming hedgehogs.
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The terrain opened up as I retreated from the Tipton slopes.  The road passes on the near side of that bump in the center of the frame and thats where I was angling.
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The terrain opened up as I retreated from the Tipton slopes. The road passes on the near side of that bump in the center of the frame and thats where I was angling.
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