Saturday, September 11th, 2010. We completed our third hike in the Tushar Mountains as we hiked Delano Peak (the highest peak in southern Utah) with Allison, David Johnson and Sharon Pratchett. We left the 4Runner around 10:15 am at an elevation of 11,225 ft and hiked about 2 miles (one-way) to the top of Delano Peak (12,173 ft). At 11:45 am we arrived at the summit - it was windy and the temperature was in the mid 40's, but there was lots of glorious sun which helped keep us from getting too chilled. After forty-five minutes of enjoying the views and eating a small lunch (just below the summit's rock outcropping, which provided a great shelter from the wind) we headed back to the car. The highlights of the trip were enjoying the company of good friends, seeing the many mountain goats, and having fun posing with the mailbox that was placed as a registry at the summit - true "airmail".
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| Looking towards Mt. Belknap (12,130 ft.) We hiked to the top in Sept. 2008 |
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| Looking north towards I-70 and Richfield |
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| Mt. Baldy (12,082 ft.) to the northeast |
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| Dave, Sharon and Kent looking northwest |
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| Kent with Mt. Belknap in the background |
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| Heading out on the trail |
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| Easy walking terrain, except for the wind! |
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| Poison Creek Basin |
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| Looking towards Marysvale |
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| "Not all those who wander are lost" |
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| Diverse terrain |
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| Delano Peak straight ahead.....looking south |
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| We saw more mountain goats than people |
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| Great scenery |
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| Curious goats |
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| The party's over, time for the goats to go home! |
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| Almost there! |
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| Bench mark at the top 12,173 feet |
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| Kent verifying the elevation on his GPS |
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| Enjoying the view from the top |
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| Got Mail? Top of Delano Peak. It's a geocache site |
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| Dave's looking for his paycheck! |
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| The gang |
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| Dave enjoying a snack |
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| Sharon taking in the views and seeking shelter from the wind |
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| In the distance, to the southeast, is Piute Reservoir |
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| Cool rocks and lichen |
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| Heading back down |
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| Lazy goats |
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| They sure look healthy |
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Looking back at Delano, also notice the goats
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| Aerial View of our Delano Peak hike |
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