Nevada Rambler

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Marble Canyon in Death Valley National Park. A very impressive slot canyon. The starting point for the track, which is erratic because the GPS lost reception in the deep parts of the canyon, is accessible by a 4WD vehicle with high-clearance.

Statistics:
6.02 mi (2.21 mi uphill, 2.33 mi downhill, 1.44 mi flat)
938 ft total ascent (924 ft descent) – 12.3 % uphill grade, 23.3 % downhill grade
3:07:50 total time (2:31:53 moving, 0:35:57 stopped)
0:25:12 pace (2.4 mph average speed)
4.4 difficulty, 8.4 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 36.6261292 longitude -117.3250580

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Hike in Golden Canyon to Red Cathedral cliffs in Death Valley National Park. This is a popular tourist hike, but there were hardly any other people on the spur to the Red Cathedral cliffs.

Statistics:
4.04 mi (1.75 mi uphill, 1.83 mi downhill, 0.39 mi flat)
891 ft total ascent (842 ft descent) – 12.8 % uphill grade, 16.3 % downhill grade
2:40:18 total time (1:55:39 moving, 0:44:39 stopped)
0:28:37 pace (2.1 mph average speed, 19.8 mph max speed)
5.8 difficulty, 11.1 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 36.4206085 longitude -116.8470306

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End-of-summer excursion to Point Reyes National Seashore, north of San Francisco.

Limantour Beach

Pierce Point

McClure Beach

Lighthouse

Chimney Rock

Mt. Vision Road

GeoLocator for latitude 37.9956017 longitude -123.0232162

Continuing a short vacation with Elizabeth and Mike: We hiked through Devil’s Postpile National Monument, west of Mammoth Lakes, California. Access to the National Monument is via a shuttle bus from the Mammoth Lakes ski resort. The Devil’s Postpile itself is an outcropping of columnar basalt, similar to Karnak Ridge except that was rhyolite and these “posts” are much larger. The impressive Rainbow Falls was an added bonus.

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Statistics:

4.10 mi (1.63 mi uphill, 1.65 mi downhill, 0.75 mi flat)
500 ft total ascent  – 12.1 %  uphill grade, 24.4 %  downhill grade
3:19:16 total time (2:27:04 moving, 0:52:12 stopped)
0:35:51 pace (1.7 mph average speed, 10.5 mph max speed)
5.6 difficulty, 9.9 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 37.6304092 longitude -119.0848770

Cub Lake loop via Fern Lake Trail and Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Track and Profile

Statistics:

6.40 mi (2.65 mi uphill, 2.27 mi downhill, 1.44 mi flat)
650 ft total ascent  – 10.9 %  uphill grade, 43.4 %  downhill grade
3:02:42 total time (2:45:39 moving, 0:17:03 stopped)
0:25:53 pace (2.3 mph average speed, 11.4 mph max speed)
6.9 difficulty, 12.9 effort

GeoLocator for latitude 40.3548698 longitude -105.6037674