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1 summit • 5.2 mi • 2,177 ft gain • 5 hr 38 min
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"I left the house at 4:30 AM, Saturday August 18, 2018 and headed north to Red River, New Mexico. I headed south from Red River on Highway 578, south of Goose Lake Road, and a little south of Goose Creek Trail #65. (It is best to start at Goose Creek Trail #65) I accidently started to hike from Goose Creek road, realized the mistake and went further south. I parked on the west side of the paved road. I started hiking at 7:45 AM on a beautiful cool refreshing morning. The skies were clear. The starting elevation was 8872 feet. I preplanned the hike to follow a ridge to the top. When there is no trail, it is almost always better to follow a ridge than a valley. I immediately had to cross a stream, Red River. I looked for an easy way, but didn’t want to waste much time hunting so I forged the little river getting my feet wet. I started following the ridge up. It was a fair incline but I was invigorated so it felt pretty easy. After gaining about 500 feet in elevation the hike becomes a mild incline until the final assent. It was a beautiful forested, grass covered hike, mixed with a few wildflowers. The trees along the way were mostly white fur, blue spruce, and aspen. I saw some grous..." — Phil-Robinson • Aug 18, 2018