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Mount Peale, Utah, September 2015

September 22, 2015 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

On September 2 I climbed Mount Peale in the La Sal Mountains east of Moab, Utah. Mount Peale is an “ultra prominence peak” with 6161 feet of prominence. With 12721 feet of elevation it is the highest point of the La Sal Mountains.

In early September I was driving to Durango, Colorado, through Utah to meet up with some friends there. We planned to hike into the Chicago Basin and summit a few Colorado Fourteeners together. But the weather forecasts kept deteriorating and we eventually decided to go our own ways.

At that point I was in Spanish Fork, Utah. I had maps and route information for several Utah prominence peaks with me and a week to work with. I had driven through Utah many times. But the only Utah peak I had previously visited was Kings Peak in the High Uinta Mountains. So I eagerly decided to spend the week hiking several Utah prominence peaks. In this way I could sample several Utah mountain ranges I had not yet visited.

Mount Tukuhnikivatz and Mount Peale on the forest road leading to La Sal Pass — Mount Tukuhnikivatz (left) and Mount Peale (right) on the forest road leading to La Sal Pass

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Colorado and Utah Peaks, June 2013

July 9, 2013 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

Late June seems to be a good time to visit the high peaks of Colorado. Then the snowpack is diminishing, the days are long, and the threat of summer thunderstorms is not yet a daily concern. In June of 2013 I visited several Colorado and Utah Peaks, specifically Mount Sneffels, Wilson Peak, and Kings Peak. I had a good time exploring more of Colorado and seeing Utah’s High Uintas for the first time.

Mount Sneffels

I began by driving to Ouray, Colorado and up into Yankee Boy Basin to get access to Mount Sneffels (14150′). This was my first trip with my Jeep Wrangler, and I was glad to have its clearance and traction on the rocky and trenched access road. I camped above the “first parking area”, leaving the rest of the road up to the upper trailhead for the next day.

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Bicycle Idaho 2004

February 3, 2010 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

In July 2004 Linda and I joined Bicycle Idaho 2004, a supported bicycle camping tour traveling a loop through Southeast Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Northeast Utah. This was our fourth consecutive Bicycle Idaho tour, including last year’s Bicycle Idaho 2003.

The tour was organized by Bicycle Rides Northwest, a bicycle touring company based in Bend, Oregon.

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Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon Bicycle Tour 2001

January 30, 2010 by Paul McClellan Leave a Comment

In June 2001 Linda and I joined a supported bicycle tour and visited Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks. The tour was organized by Cycle America and Pedal the Peaks, a company based in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

We decided to rejoin Cycle America for their Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks Bicycle Tour in 2001 after enjoying their Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Bicycle Tour the previous August. This tour was held twice in the summer of 2001. We selected the earliest, which ended at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The timing was better for us, and it seemed fitting to finish there. We again selected the camping option, rather than the motel option, and enjoyed meeting the other campers. The tour was organized by Cycle America and Pedal the Peaks, a company based in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

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