Granite Mtn. 11/29/2021
From here the ridge up looks easy, done it several times before.
Got on the old miners road.
Looking down into Oriflamme Canyon.
After hearing Martha to scream and freezing I am rushing back down.
Even her smile is frozen.
There is a rattler hissing and rattling close to her head.
Since nothing happened we have to take some pictures.
For next couple of miles we will be watching where we are stepping.
That may be another snake pit.
Up we go, still watching.
One of our break points.
Hersch is rejoining us.
Wit is still with us for now, however he already decided that he will turn back and go the same way back down.
One small obstacle to climb over.
The ridge we climbed.
We are up.
Martha is here.
Lunch and group picture.
It is time to get down.
So far it’s easy.
In order to make it a loop we will contour to that other ridge. Looks easy.
Easy walk changed into contouring exercise.
It is 3000’ down in steep terrain. Need to relax our knees time from the time.
Everybody is back. Next is a drive in rough terrain back to the highway.
Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.8 Technical: 3.6 Scenic: 3.4 El. 3200'