Today was mostly a driving day, but I had time for a short morning hike and Ryan Mountain (<5 miles round trip) fit the bill. The trailhead was a bit east of Cap Rock from yesterday.
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03/27/2009 06:51 AM
Looking west at Quail Mountain from the Ryan Mountain trailhead parking lot.
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03/27/2009 06:51 AM
The trail headed steadily uphill and the whole route was more or less the same.
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03/27/2009 06:54 AM
Raced the rising sun to the summit. The trail was on the western slopes and was shaded.
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03/27/2009 06:56 AM
The lone trail junction on today's route. Left turn towards Sheep Camp and right turn toward the summit.
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03/27/2009 06:57 AM
Continuing uphill.
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03/27/2009 07:07 AM
The midsection of the route traversed this bowl.
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03/27/2009 07:25 AM
Up to the summit ridge and a view over the top towards Pleasant Valley to the SE
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03/27/2009 07:27 AM
Pile of rocks and sign at the Ryan Mountain summit. Little less than a 45 minutes from the trailhead.
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