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Old road passes around a fallen pine tree (view W) |
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Approaching the old trailhead (view W) |
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The old weather vane is propped against a tree (view S) |
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Remains of the old weather vane (view S) |
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1912-1993, John Perkowski, Architect Black Projects |
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Weather vane during better times (2015) in original position (view W) |
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Original trailhead parking (view W) |
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From original trailhead parking, route turns south (view SW) |
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Old 2-track road departs the original trailhead parking area (view S) |
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Old 2-track road runs steeply up the hillside (view SW) |
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Old 2-track road narrows and climbs steeply (view S) |
![Tikaboo Peak](p-tu/S120_32053a.jpg)
Much of the route to the summit is visible from this area (view SW) |
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Old 2-track road narrows and climbs steeply (view S) |
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Old 2-track road follows not-so-steep ridgeline (view SW) |
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Climbing towards the end of the old 2-track road (view S) |
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Old 2-track road splits at start of turn-around loop (view S) |
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Campsite; foot-trail departs the old 2-track road (view SW) |
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Watch for lines of stones that mark the trail (view SW) |
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Foot trail climbs at moderate grades through the trees (view SW) |
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Foot trail climbs at moderate grades through the trees (view SW) |
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Trail is usually easy to follow (view SW) |
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Grand scenery provides good excuse to stop and rest (view N) |
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Obscure trail runs up rocky hillside (view SW) |
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Obvious trail in most places is easy to follow (view SW) |
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Obscure trail runs up rocky hillside (view SW) |
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Grand scenery provides good excuse to stop and rest (view SE) |
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Steep trail is fairly easy to follow on open slope (view SW) |
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Take time to be distracted by fossil curiosities in the stone |
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The trail is steep ... |
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until it gets really steep (view SW) |
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Trail climbs very steep hillside with loose gravel and rocks (view SW) |
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Very steep hillside with loose gravel and rocks (view SW) |
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Very steep hillside with loose gravel and rocks (view SW) |
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Not so obviously, and unexpectedly, the trail turns right (view SW) |
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Trail turns to traverse hillside (view W) |
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Watch for cairns and paint marks at the turn |
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Traverse across hillside; summit tower becomes visible (view W) |
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Trail on traverse across hillside (view W) |
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Trail on traverse across hillside (view W) |
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Trail traverses hillside (view W) |
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Approaching the crest of the ridge (view W) |
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Crest of the ridge (view SW) |
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Rest with a view at crest of the ridge (view SW) |
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Summit tower again becomes visible on the crest (view W) |
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Easy trail running down the ridge (view W) |
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Approaching the rocky knob visible from far below (view W) |
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Before the knob, the trail crosses over the ridgetop again |
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Rocky knob; trail turns over the ridgeline (view SW) |
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Steep, loose gravel and rocks in the trail (view SW) |
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Steep, loose gravel and rocks in the trail (view SW) |
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The trail appears to fork, stay high (view W) |
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The trail appears to fork, stay high; follow cairns (view NW) |
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Trail becomes faint (view NW) |
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Faint trail traverses hillside (view NW) |
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Faint trail traverses hillside (view NW) |
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More obvious trail traverses hillside (view NW) |
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More obvious trail traverses hillside to the ridgeline (view NW) |
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One the ridgeline, the turn turns straight down (view W) |
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New campsite on the saddle is 10 yards left of trail (view NW) |
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New campsite on the saddle is 10 yards left of trail (view NW) |
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Trail crosses through old campfire ring on the saddle (view W) |
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Old campfire ring on the saddle (view W) |
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Beneath tree past old campfire ring, trail continues (view NW) |
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Dirt trail leads to a rocky hillside (morning; view NW) |
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Dirt trail leads to a rocky hillside (afternoon; view NW) |
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Trail starts up and right across rocky hillside (view W) |
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Trail climbs straight up rocky hillside; watch for cairns (view W) |
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Trail climbs straight up rocky hillside; watch for cairns (view W) |
![Tikaboo Peak](p-tu/S120_32126a.jpg)
Atop the rocky outcrop, the trail bends left (view SW) |
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Parts of the trail remain rocky (view W) |
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Much of the trail is dirt and easy to follow (view SW) |
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This part runs across loose rocks; watch for cairns (view SW) |
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Arriving at the crest of the ridge (view W) |
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Standing atop the crest, the tower is visible again (view NW) |
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Large cairn just over the crest (view W) |
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At the cairn, the trail disappears; route runs north (view NW) |
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In the flat area, a large campsite |
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Trail crosses large campsite to head up the rocks (view NW) |
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Another, large campsite a few yards farther north (view N) |
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Across the large campsite, trail heads up the rocks (view NW) |
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Trail crosses through a small burn area (view NW) |
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Route through rocks and trees heads towards the tower (view NW) |
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Approaching the tower (view NW) |
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Base of the tower is a fenced weather station (view NE) |
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Sign on weather station fence (view NE) |
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Beyond weather station, the summit is a few yards farther (view W) |
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Cleared campsites on the summit (view W towards Area 51) |
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Campsite on the summit. Groom Lake is 26 air-miles away (view W) |
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Clear-glass camera cover has been replaced with a mirrored cover |
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Ground and sky reflections are visible in the round mirror |
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Ground and sky reflections are visible in the round mirror |
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Ground and sky reflections are visible in the round mirror |
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Early morning with sun at your back (view W) More Summit Photos |
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Sunset over Groom Lake (view W) More Summit Photos |
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Grand scenery (view N) |
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Grand scenery (view S) |