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RE: What trail am I on? Winter 2011

Doug Firman said: Is it the Rimrock Trail? You are correct! Your turn to post a photo. It is my recollection that that photo was taken a...

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RE: What trail am I on? Winter 2011

Yes. Actually, most of the trail is in a wilderness area. At least as far as I can tell from the maps.

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RE: What trail am I on? Winter 2011

Don: You are a little too far north.

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Donovan said: Well, wherever it is, it looks like about 4400 feet. How on earth did you infer that? You are correct, this was taken somew...

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OK, here is a photo of a current trail that is partially in a wilderness area:

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I was looking at the '39 map which is where I found Dodge. I didn't see it on other maps. I just took a guess based on the distance from Es...

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I found Dodge, but without some other clues, I'm not sure where this trail is. I'm thinking it is somewhere around Hillockburn or the South...

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Wow, Don, you are good! After you posted that, I knew you were right. It looked to me like the trail was going uphill (which it obviously isn't...

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I'll just take a wild guess and say it is the Rho Ridge trail. That picture doesn't ring any bells with me. At first I thought it might on...

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Doug: Is that the beginning of the trail or somewhere on the trail?

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You are correct, Doug. It was taken several years ago, but it was somewhere at the end of the Shining Lake Trail where the old lookout was (along Ind...

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Donald Presley said: Rob, to me, that looks like Mount Mitchell from the south. So I would say that the photo was taken from Oak Grove Butte. But...

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Here is a view from an old lookout site:

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Kirk Tolstrup said: Is that Spinning Lake down there? I'm sure it is, for that is most definitely the Ruddy Hill trail. The red cinde...

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