 Jan 24, 2025, Laszlo took me on one of his favorite hikes- Sheep Mt and 2 other peaklets by Jean |
 We went up the S canyon and down the N canyon. |
 View E. |
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 The canyons were largely class 2, with options. |
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 On 1st peaklet, view N to Sheep Mountain |
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 On 2nd peaklet, View N |
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 Last chute up Sheep |
 On top, view ~E |
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 The Castle Peaks (CA) to ~S |
 We came up the canyon in back of 2nd peaklet went down canyon in front. |
| So on Jan 28, 2025, I had a spectacular non-outdoor fall that broke 5 ribs, popped a lung, and gave me a bad concussion that challenged my balance. I started walking around my street, then around Horse Mt. near me, and everything jostled my ribs. |
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 By Mar.16 I was ready for something new to me. My ribs still hurt. I picked "The Knoll," also known as "Wilson's Pimple" and "Potato Knoll." |
 I have avoided this particular trail for 15 years because dog poop is all over. 10% of dogs carry active C diff infections, and the bacterium can last a year outdoors in poop. People get colonized, and don't realize until they get strong antibiotics years later. |
 The Knoll from SE side. I went up on R, down at L. |
 Mt. Wilson from The Knoll |
 The highpoint of Knoll, view S |
 Rainbows from The Knoll. |
| For the next 6 of 7 weeks, I tried to hike with folks or at least meet them. |
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 By April 28, I was looking for unfinished business. I screwed up my knee, then my back... ironically from physical therapy for my ribs. |
 April 28 I went to some little peaklets that I had driven by for 23 years-- it turned out they had been named 12-step Peak, Recovery Hill and Serenity Prayer Hill. |
 View SSW on 12-step. |
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 The houses at R below, belong to a drug rehab center, hence the names. |
 View N. E side is rough, but the top can be reached by class 1. |
 Recovery Hill to SSW. |
 View N |
 I think this is Rainy Peak to S |
 The register box on Recovery Hill is absolutely jammed full of slips of paper from the folks at rehab center. |
 Balance is better. I walked on curbs, did vestibular exercises, and Epley to move otoliths knocked free during concussion. Note knee brace. |
 These guys were very quiet, on way up Serenity Prayer. |
 View ~E to Madre Range from Serenity Prayer. |
 El Bastardo. |
 Register, with humorous pencil labels. |
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 View back ~W over Recovery Hill |
 Cl;aret Cups |
 There was an animal trail back to car. |
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 On May 03, 2025 I went back for Pondview and Barricade. I drove past these since 2008, on the Harris Springs Road, on the many times we went over Madre Peaks from the N. |
 I had tweaked my back 2 days before, so I went up Pondview slowly and steadily in less than 50 minutes. |
 View to Fletcher and Mummy from Pondview, with eponymous pond. |
 Zoom of previous. |
 Griffith to W. |
 El Bastardo to SSE |
 I think the L side is Big Mama, where I hadn't been in over 20 years. |
 Now on Barricade. View over Recovery to Charleston in back |
 Griffith at L |
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 Recovery Hill and 12-step in lower foreground. |
 Big Mama again. |
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 The very worst part of Harris Springs Rd is to the N of where I parked. There is a steep downhill that has gotten rutted by all the 4x4s and ATVs since 2008. |
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