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Bo_Beck
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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Location: Southern Utah
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: Zion: East Rim-Cable Mountain-Weeping Rock |
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As promised to myself, I played hookie and bailed out of work yesterday. We debated between Lady Mountain, Aires Butte and East Rim. In the end my body told me to accept the latter and shelf the testosterone for now (shoulder now in the beginning phases of recovery). Jan and I stationed one vehicle at Weeping Rock and made the beautiful drive out the east side to the Entrance Station trailhead. Along the way there was a group of maybe 6-8 sheep right at the end of the small tunnel, but we opted not to stop and clog up traffic more than it already was. We started hiking at around 9AM and intended to just do the East Rim to Weeping Rock, but we had enough time (had to be home by 5PM) to do the quick 4 mile detour to Cable Mountain on the way. We ran into one group of 2 backpackers on their way out from Stave Spring to the east entrance. One sole backpacker we caught up to on the way to Cable Mountain and then a couple that was trail running from Weeping Rock we met right at the cableworks, hence a photo of Jan and I at the Cable Works. We got done pretty early, so we stopped for the obligatory chips and salsa and glass of wine at Oscars, and lo and behold there sits DB and Courtney (in their reserved table). They had just finished up doing a peakbag on one of the Eagle Crag summits. Got an invite to join them today on an obscure peak bid near Imlay, but had to bow out to do housework today and get ready for the Turkeyday holiday creeping up! Cheers,
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Jaxx
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| Very cool. I love the pic looking into the canyon. That cable setup looks like it is about to come down! |
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tanya
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Very cool Bo and Jan!
Need to coax Courtney and DB to post some Eagle Crag shots too! |
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Alex
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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tanya wrote: Very cool Bo and Jan!
Need to coax Courtney and DB to post some Eagle Crag shots too!
...a blast from the past! :2thumbs: :naughty: |
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tanya
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Alex wrote: tanya wrote: Very cool Bo and Jan!
Need to coax Courtney and DB to post some Eagle Crag shots too!
...a blast from the past! :2thumbs: :naughty:
~smooch~ :cool2: |
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Bo_Beck
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Jaxx wrote: Very cool. I love the pic looking into the canyon. That cable setup looks like it is about to come down!
I certainly wondered the same as I crawled onto that rotting lumber! We had a very fun trip. The weekend after Thanksgiving we (a group of us and any and all are invited!) plan to go up top of Lady Mountain (weather permitting). Hope to take some shots of Cableworks from there! |
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Bo_Beck
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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tanya wrote: Very cool Bo and Jan!
Need to coax Courtney and DB to post some Eagle Crag shots too!
I'm pretty certain that photos will be coming!? I wish I could have joined them for the Roost, but Turkeyday just needs to be spent with family! Lookout SLC....I'm on my way! :haha: :2thumbs: |
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Scott Card
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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Location: Provo, Utah
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Great stuff. I am glad to see you on the road to recovery. I was interested in Jan's water purification technique :haha: |
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trackrunner
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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Bo_Beck wrote: The weekend after Thanksgiving we (a group of us and any and all are invited!) plan to go up top of Lady Mountain (weather permitting). Hope to take some shots of Cableworks from there!
Noooooooooo
One on my hit list and everytime my friends do it on a weekend I will not be down for. :cry1: Have fun. Take pics, and rub it in.
Wanted partner Lady Mountain and Bridge Mountain Arch sometime next spring |
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Bo_Beck
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Scott Card wrote: Great stuff. I am glad to see you on the road to recovery. I was interested in Jan's water purification technique :haha:
I wondered if anyone would catch on to that!???!!! :haha: I purposely posted that picture for that reason!! :naughty:
I asked Jan to pose for the picture :2thumbs: It's hard to read the sign in the photo, but I think it says something about "purify water before drinking"?????? :lol8: |
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Bo_Beck
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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trackrunner wrote: Bo_Beck wrote: The weekend after Thanksgiving we (a group of us and any and all are invited!) plan to go up top of Lady Mountain (weather permitting). Hope to take some shots of Cableworks from there!
Noooooooooo
One on my hit list and everytime my friends do it on a weekend I will not be down for. :cry1: Have fun. Take pics, and rub it in.
Wanted partner Lady Mountain and Bridge Mountain Arch sometime next spring
Don't you worry! I'm in for both with you! :rockon: |
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Rob L
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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I did that very trip one very hot September a few years back, although I enjoyed the view from Deertrap too. I saw no-one at all. The East Rim is great (as are all the "off-piste" routes because the tourists don't go more than 50 yards from their cars).
Stave Spring was reported as "flowing", but I thought I'd take sufficient water for the whole hike. Good thing I did...it was dry. Even then, I should have taken more...I ran out a mile or two from Weeping Rock, and got the shakes going downhill.
Lesson learned...take more water! |
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Scout Master
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Great pics Bo.
It is good to see you out and about. |
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Bo_Beck
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Scout Master wrote: Great pics Bo.
It is good to see you out and about.
Thanks! It's great to be getting out and about! I hope that one of these days I might run into you on the trail!
Lets see?! I want a job that enables me to get out once in a while and keeps me in touch with my family and friends!
Thanks Santa! :2thumbs: |
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trackrunner
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Bo_Beck wrote: trackrunner wrote: Bo_Beck wrote: The weekend after Thanksgiving we (a group of us and any and all are invited!) plan to go up top of Lady Mountain (weather permitting). Hope to take some shots of Cableworks from there!
Noooooooooo
One on my hit list and everytime my friends do it on a weekend I will not be down for. :cry1: Have fun. Take pics, and rub it in.
Wanted partner Lady Mountain and Bridge Mountain Arch sometime next spring
Don't you worry! I'm in for both with you! :rockon:
I thought I had accepted the inventation. Must have forgoten to accept :rockon:
Cable Mountain is also on my hit list. Your pics and beta on your site give me another motivation for this. I've been thinking to hit it late winter or early spring in 2009 (if the weather allows it) combining it with Deer Trap Mountain and start at the park boundry near Ponderosa Ranch. |
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