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Rattlesnake Canyon, 12 May 2024
Trip Summary:
- 13 Cache Hikers and a dog were on the first scheduled hike of the 2024 summer season
- Drove 18
miles to the Rattlesnake Trailhead in Wellsville
Canyon
- Hiked about
5 miles with 1000 feet of ascent to a communications
tower
Thanks to Brent J for leading the trip, Dave P for photos, and Ralph for photos and the GPS data.
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| Near the beginning of the hike in lower Rattlesnake Canyon | |||
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| The route
leaves Rattlesnake Canyon and follows a service
road to the south and east |
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| Mount Pisgah, to the south, with the Cache County TV relay tower and Pisgah Stone Products quarry | |||
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| Enjoying the
scenery from the hike destination |
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| Bear River Range view, from Beirdneau
Peak and Logan Canyon on the south to Double Top
on the north |
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| Storksbill, Erodium cicutarium |
Indian paintbrush, Castilleja
chromosa (?) |
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| Zinnia
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Our GPS track shows about 4.8 miles
and 1000
feet
of ascent.
You can look at our route using Google Earth
or download our GPS
file.
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