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4,302 AEG |
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| no partners | | The plan was originally to backpack from the trailhead via Bull of the Woods trail aka Wheeler Summit trail up to La Cal Basin where we were supposed to camp. Last minute we decided that due to the long drive from/to Phoenix we will day hike on Saturday so we have more time on Sunday drive leisurely back.
The drive took 9 hours on Friday afternoon/night. Arrived to the trailhead at 2am and went to sleep. At 6am we were up and started hiking via Bull of the Woods trail. The hike was very nice, lots of fall colors, great weather. All of us felt the altitude so we were moving quite slow uphill and taking lots of breaks, drinking water and eating snacks. Around 1pm we reached the second highest peak - Mt. Walter (13,141 ft) and in a little bit the highest peak - Mt. Wheeler (13,161 ft).
We had nice lunch at the summit, the weather was nice, warm, no wind. After about one hour later we started heading down Mt. Wheeler - Williams Lake trail which is shorter (but steeper).
We got back to the car around 5pm and headed to Taos for nice mexican dinner  |
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