Scrambling up a ridge from Hellhole Canyon 12/24/11
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:11 am
a fun dayhike, scrambling up a ridge in the Anza borrego desert. We reached 2 benchmarks and climbed up Peak 5386 (aka. San Ysidro East Peak or Doghead Peak).
At the start of the hike. The lower hill near the left side of the pic known as "Ode BM" was our first destination.
Indianhead Peak in the distance
view from the summit of Ode BM
continuing along the ridge
bighorn sheep
Ode BM behind us
view from the top of Kay BM (3589 ft)
continuing up towards Peak 5386
we found several huge bones strewn across a flat area about half a mile northwest of Kay BM
at the summit of Peak 5386
descending
At the start of the hike. The lower hill near the left side of the pic known as "Ode BM" was our first destination.
Indianhead Peak in the distance
view from the summit of Ode BM
continuing along the ridge
bighorn sheep
Ode BM behind us
view from the top of Kay BM (3589 ft)
continuing up towards Peak 5386
we found several huge bones strewn across a flat area about half a mile northwest of Kay BM
at the summit of Peak 5386
descending