 I got 13 miles on the GPS for the loop, and my little side excursions. |
 View of Pincushion Peaks to N, as we start across Brownstone Basin. |
 View SSW as Kay starts climbing up the ridge. |
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 Pincushion Pinnacle, named by Jim Egan; it sticks 100' above the saddle. I'll be there shortly. |
 The register. I actually signed 2013 by mistake, but I corrected the jpeg, so I hope that's OK. |
 View back at Kay, from top. |
 Mysterious one-legged man on Pincushion Pinnacle. Photo courtesy Kay K. |
 View down to E as I descend. |
 Harlan raps down using 15mm webbing, a swiss seat made from 3.5 oz webbing, and carabiner with munter hitch. Photo courtesy Kay K. |
 We continue to the next peak (6792'). View back at Pinnacle, which now seems quite small. |
 View SW as Kay tops 6792' peak. Calico and Graycap are across Brownstone Basin, with Potosi in the distance at R. |
 We will head across the tan sandstone later in the day. |
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 Now we head NW to 6977' peak. |
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 View SE back over 6792'' peak. |
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 More views SW from 6977' summit. |
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 View SE as we continue to travel NW along ridge. |
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 Kay explores the mini-arch WNW of the main peak. |
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 We then head SSW down a drainage into the N part of Brownstone Basin. The pointy peak in the distance is Bridge Mt. |
 Now we've crossed the basin, and Kay views the pictographs. |
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 The Pincushion Range is seen to the NNE as we climb the tan sandstone out of the basin. |
 El Padre and La Madre (R) to N. |
 Lots of small water pockets. |
 The return route is pretty and convoluted. |
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 Finally, back in Gateway Canyon. |
 Redbud tree. |
 FB memories from 2012! |
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