Elephant BM, Alma Wash 2/25/2019




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Ready to go hiking.
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Where is that Elephant?
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Long hike just to get somewhere.
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Found the first elephant tree but where is Kerry?
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Elephant tree and Elephant BM in distance.
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Here is another one.
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This one did not make it.
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Flowers are everywhere.
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Yellow, blue.
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Purple.
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Easy portion of the wash.
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More flowers.
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They all have names but instead of naming them and make some mistakes they are Sin Nombre to me.
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John’s group is continuing to Starfish Cove.
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Our group is going up to the Elephant BM.
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Parts are very steep.
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Ridge up.
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There is an original register from 1980 with only few entries on Elephant BM.
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Our group there.
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Looking south.
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Instead of going down via “easy ridge” we are dropping into canyon.
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Lot of rocks in the canyon.
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This will lead us into Starfish.
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Almost down?
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In the main canyon.
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Are we there yet? This canyon never ends.
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Our group made it back just at dark while the others were patiently doing their happy hour.





Hike Rating: Difficulty: 4 Technical: 3.9 Scenic: 3.5 El. 3300'