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Rattlesnake Trailhead 28 May, 2023
Eight Cache Hikers opened the 2023 hiking season with an easy 5-mile out and back hike from the Rattlesnake Trailhead to a communications tower at Murrays Hill. Although there had been a bit of rain in the area, the service road was dry and in good shape. There was still a large patch of snow on the north side of the ridge looking down into Narrow Canyon, a little unusual this low and this far into the year. Only one other hiker was seen on the trail, heading out as the group returned to the trail head. Due to all the snow and rain, the hillsides were quite green and lots of wildflowers were out. The group enjoyed some nice and different views looking northeast across the valley at the peaks we normally hike.
Trip Summary:
- Eight participants: Dan, Brent L, Ralph, Kathy , Dave, Teresa, Laurel (and Zinnia) and Brent J.(Leader)
- Drove 12 miles to the Rattlesnake Trailhead
- Started 8:45 a.m., back to the trailhead 11:30 a.m.
- Cloudy and cool, with occasional sprinkles
- Traveled about 5 miles with 800 feet of ascent/descent
Thanks
to Brent J for the narrative and photos, Dan for
photos and Ralph for photos and GPS data.
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| Shady sections along the way |
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| Looking west
to the ridge of the Wellsville Mountains |
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| Peaks of the
Bear River Range and northern Cache Valley (click here
for a higher resolution image) |
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| Communications
tower at Murrays Hill |
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| Looking east over Hyrum toward
Blacksmith Fork |
An after-the-hike double rainbow |
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| Arrowleaf
balsamroot |
Indian paintbrush |
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| Storksbill |
Gray's biscuitroot |
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Our GPS track shows about 5
miles and 800 feet of ascent.
You can look at our route using Google Earth
or download our GPS file.
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