Distance

2.0 mi to summit

3.8 mi total

Elevation

2,226 ft start

3,217 ft max

Vertical

1,115 ft gain

Time

1 hr 17 min to summit

2 hr 54 min total

We came back to nab the two peaks we didn't get when we did Golf View Peak a few weeks ago. Couldn't find summit registers on either one. Lots of human trash, though, from individuals who camp out and live out in this area from time to time. Underwear (several pairs), socks, bike parts, cans, bottles, pieces of blankets and tarps... Sometimes I wonder how quickly - or how slowly? - evidence of modern-day humans would disappear from the landscape if we managed to kill off our species. Assuming we didn't take all of the other organisms on the planet out with us, how long would they have to deal with our trash...? But anyway. Pretty standard desert scrambling. We followed a gravel road up til it became the wash between Golf View and Leaning Arch Peaks. Followed the wash up the hill, and took advantage of as many bighorn sheep trails as possible. They had a pretty impressive network through there. From the saddle between Golf View and Leaning Arch, we went up the northeast face, which wasn't too bad. I still have no idea which of the four large cairns on Leaning Arch was the *actual* peak, but I'm thinking it was the northern-most one. Couldn't find a summit register, but maybe I just was looking in the wrong place? From there, down the southwest face of Leaning Arch, which wasn't terribly fun (loose rock for the most part, not a lot of solid footing) to the saddle between Leaning Arch and Easter Island. Thankfully, it wasn't too far back uphill to nab the peak on Easter Island. The summit register there was in an older metal bandaid tin (bandaids still included), and was in rough shape: the register had gotten wet and had black mold growing on it, and there had also been a spider nest in the bottom of the register tin, so lots of dead and desiccated spider corpses in the register. We didn't sign. From there, we assessed our options for getting back down and decided to head north to the nearest saddle and down the wash from there. Also loose and steep. Feet slipped out from underneath of me and I fell at one point, but I'm not too banged up. (More worried about my camera, but it seems to be fine). Pretty typical desert peaks. Glad I did return to get them, and I think trying to do all three like I had originally planned was a bit too much for me to do a few weeks ago. Gotta take it slow, this prolonged recovery isn't fun. But I can still do things, and for that, I'm immeasurably grateful.

Obstacles

routefinding, rockfall/loose rock

Key gear

GPS device

Other peaks climbed on this trip