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- Statistics:
- Date Hiked: August 11, 2007
- Miles Hiked: 9.0
- Elevation Gain: 4,800'
- Hiking Partner(s): Ryan Kowolski
- Description:
- I was unsuccessful in finding a partner for Mount Neva, so when Ryan
was looking for someone to go into Geneva Creek I decided to tag a long.
This hike is a loop around the Geneva Creek Basin. Layne Bracy had
just posted a report of this hike that summits seven peaks. Ryan
and I met at The Fort on Highway 285 and drove up the road to Guanella
Pass before turning off on County Road 119. We did the loop
counter clockwise heading up Jackwacker Gulch to Decatur Mountain (1)
first. From here we went southwest to Revenue Mountain (2).
It was a quick traverse to Silver Mountain (3) where we ate some
and I injected some insulin. We continued southwest to Santa Fe
Peak (4) as I began to feel miserable.
- Since I was moving slow, I suggested we just keep moving, but by the
time we got to Sullivan Mountain (5), I knew something was wrong.
I stopped and checked my blood sugar which was very low. Ryan
allowed me to refuel before we were off to Geneva Peak (6).
After Geneva, we finished on the flat summit of Landslide Peak (7)
where we observed our entire route of the day and enjoyed the great
weather. We descended off of Landslide's steeper northeast shoulder.
As we reached treeline, it wasn't long before we cliffed out and were in a
bit of a pickle. We traversed north and simply worked our way down
on terrain we were comfortable with. After
these difficulties, we ran into some marshy wet ground that wasn't real
pleasant to hike through.
- We finally reached Geneva Creek, crossed the creed, and
popped out on the road less than 300' from Ryan's truck. This was
a fun hike with a good partner. It was neat to spend that much
time on a ridge at elevation. Ryan is a geologist so he
enjoyed the scenery, searching through mine tailing, and looking at old
boundary markers. If you are interested in this loop, I'd
recommend starting at Landslide Peak and working clockwise. You
get more elevation gain out of the way in the beginning and also avoid
down climbing the most difficult terrain of the hike.
- Maps:
- Click here to view a
2D map of
the area where this hike is located.
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