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Pass Mountain Summit Hike

We scrambled up from the Wind Cave and headed north-ish along the ridge to the summit of Pass Mtn and on to the "Northwest" peak. The descent involved scrambling down the slopes and ravines to the base of the mountain. Sunday Jan 31 2010.
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Scrambling north from Wind Cave
Scrambling north from Wind Cave		 Near ridgeline looking south
Near ridgeline looking south		 Near ridgeline looking north
Near ridgeline looking north		 View back toward trail head
View back toward trail head
This was the crux...wasn't too difficult
This was the crux...wasn't too difficult		 Near top of ridge
Near top of ridge		 View northeast from ridge
View northeast from ridge		 Up and over a rocky spot along the ridge
Up and over a rocky spot along the ridge
Barrels camping out for a nice view
Barrels camping out for a nice view		 More ridgeline
More ridgeline		 Four Peaks in distance on left, top of Weavers Needle to the right
Four Peaks in distance on left, top of Weavers Needle to the right		 North towards Red Mountain
North towards Red Mountain
Downed saguaros...probably caused by a microburst
Downed saguaros...probably caused by a microburst		 View north along ridge
View north along ridge		 Lichen
Lichen		 Another ridgeline view
Another ridgeline view
View southeast towards a side canyon
View southeast towards a side canyon		 Almost the identical view southeast towards a side canyon
Almost the identical view southeast towards a side canyon		 One of the fallen saguaros
One of the fallen saguaros		 Sad to see a 200+ year old saguaro overturned
Sad to see a 200+ year old saguaro overturned
g3/90/930890/3/121687592.rd2XDG6d.jpg Looks as though it was down at least a few weeks
Looks as though it was down at least a few weeks		 Feeble root system shows how vulnerable the saguaro is
Feeble root system shows how vulnerable the saguaro is		 Heading towards Pass Mountain summit
Heading towards Pass Mountain summit
Attaining the summit
Attaining the summit		 ditto
ditto		 View northwest from summit
View northwest from summit		 Area around the summit
Area around the summit
Groundcover the result of recent rains
Groundcover the result of recent rains		 View to the north
View to the north		 Pepsi can minding its own business
Pepsi can minding its own business		 What becomes of a Pepsi can minding its own business
What becomes of a Pepsi can minding its own business
Looking back towards the Goldfields and Superstition wilderness
Looking back towards the Goldfields and Superstition wilderness		 Another view
Another view		 Spot where we began the descent
Spot where we began the descent		 Chalcedony frosting on volcanic rock
Chalcedony "frosting" on volcanic rock
Part of the scramble down through a saguaro-speckled ravine
Part of the scramble down through a saguaro-speckled ravine		 View of Red Mountain on the way down
View of Red Mountain on the way down		 The look back up towards the ridge
The look back up towards the ridge		 Twinned saguaro
Twinned saguaro
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