we skipped tagging the summit since time was of the essence and only saw one other person a trail runner on Ontario Peak, who had come up via the south canyon by Chapman Ranch. we did see others on the Icehouse trail, but not the usual weekend traffic.
the Class 3 scrambles up Falling Rock Canyon were fun and next time (with more time) we will investigate the area by the falls. the highlight of our day was seeing three Big Horn rams just above FRC. they were not afraid of us and we had the opportunity to watch them calmly scratch the ground and eat grass and branches. finally after 10 mins we headed back on our hike. i have some pix, not the best, as my zoom is not working properly.
it was CHILLY out there yesterday and Autumn has arrived!
highlight:
pix from the day: http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... CanyonHike