Golden Gate - Overnight - Day 2

I had some trouble sleeping, but finally went to sleep and then slept through to six o'clock.  That is pretty late for me.  I got up, went and got my food bag off the bear pole and made a little breakfast.  I was hungry so had two packets of oatmeal and two cups of coffee.  Man, was it good.

I made a water run and began to break camp.  Once gain, I had some challenges in getting my pack all arranged, but eventually got it done.  That pack was just as heavy today as it was yesterday.

Today, I would return to the truck and home, but wanted to take a different route back.  I had originally planned to head north, but decided to go south and follow Deer Creek instead.  The day was very nice, a bit warmer than the day before, but it did look like there might be some thunderstorms during the day.  The rain held off.

I followed the Mountain Lion trail from camp to Forgotten Valley, then started the climb back to the western side of the mountain.  When I got back to Snowshoe Hare trail, I decided not to climb that again and headed up to the Gap Road.  This road would take me to an intersection with Mule Deer trail, then it would be a relatively straightforward hike down to Frazer Meadow and the truck.

There was not much different to see today, so the pictures are few.  I did encounter a fairly interesting rock formation and many wildflowers.

Almost looks like a termite mound

Wildflowers a plenty

More wildflowers

Yet another wildflower

I got back to the truck about one and headed home.  I didn't get the 30 miles I had planned, but 26 was close enough for now.  Once home it was time to turn my attention to getting ready for the trip with the Grandkids to Disney World!

Overall Track Statistics for Goldengate - day2,   4515 data points

 Length 10.867 miles  :  Garmin Length 0.000 miles

 Start Elevation - 7817.91 feet

 Maximum Elevation - 9383.43 feet

 Minimum Elevation - 7607.15 feet

 Date of Hike - May 26, 2016

 Start Time - 07:53 AM

 End Time - 12:54 PM

 Total Duration -     5:01 hours:min

 Total Ascent - 3149.70 feet

 Total Descent - 2812.73 feet

 Net Ascent - 336.98 feet

 Maximum Grade - 18.30%

 Maximum Ascent over Mile - 577.79 feet

 Maximum Speed over Mile -  2.86 mph

 Maximum Gain over Mile (%) -  9.27%