Although a little busy on a weekend day and a little bit on road, this was a surprisingly nice hike to a peak and old lookout site where the view really opened out.
Details all here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/10/monument-peak-and-eagle-rock-lookout.html
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Monument Peak and Eagle Rock Lookout

Trinity National Forest. It's mostly road for this hike, but the views are wonderful, as is the ruin.

Hayfork Bally Lookout and High Point

Trinity National Forest. The easy hike up to the top of Hayfork Bally. Stopped by the lookout and found the actual high point slightly removed.

Limedyke Mountain

Trinity National Forest. Just a quick tagging of a peak on the lookout for a fire lookout.

I decided it was time for a little peak bagging, complete with lookout. Oh, and a waterfall to check out and still on the Bigfoot Trail route.
Details are here: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/09/philpot-waterfall-and-plummer-peak.html
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Philpot Waterfall and Plummer Peak Lookout

Trinity National Forest. Not much waterfall in this season, but the fire lookout is in all its glory at the top of Plummer Peak.

Day 2 wasn't far, but had excursions to make it longer than the first. Out along Hanson Ridge and up to the fire lookout on Grasshopper Mountain and one that shall simply be known simply as The Excursion.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/04/grasshopper-hanson-ridge-excursion-and.html

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Grasshopper: Hanson Ridge, The Excursion, and Grasshopper Peak

Humboldt Redwoods State Park. A day around Grasshopper Mountain with some excursions. Out on Hanson Ridge and up to the peak!

Embark on your Castle Peak adventure near Aspen with our guide! 🏔️ Tips, maps, and routes to navigate this majestic mountain. Perfect for seasoned hikers and climbers.

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Hiking Castle Peak | 14er Route Info, Map & Advice

The Elk Mountains are the most dangerous Colorado mountain range. Their loose, rotten rock makes rockslides and accidents more common than any other peaks in the state. The six fourteeners here aren't to be taken lightly. Hiking Castle Peak is one of the easiest 14ers in the Elk Mountains, great for those looking to get their feet wet in this area without the risk of the Maroon Bells or Capitol Peak. It's still a long, touch climb that deserves to be taken seriously. Before you go hiking Castle Peak, take some time to plan ahead with my route guide below.Is

The Next Summit: A Mountain Blog

The weather was fine for a trip up Corey Peak, high enough for a little crust of snow in places.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/corey-peak.html

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Corey Peak

Stillwater BLM. The way to the top if you've not got a 4x4. Quite a lot of view up there.

Below Corey Peak

Toiyabe National Forest. A very quick little hike to the top of a small peak for views and geocaching.

A journey to the high point of the Garfield Hills. It's a 2000 foot prominence peak, so "hills" seems a bit of a misnomer.

New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/garfield-hills-high-point.html

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Garfield Hills High Point

Stillwater BLM. Hiking to the P2k high point of the so-called hills on a day of gorgeous clouds that still leave some long views.