{"id":36214,"date":"2022-01-03T08:40:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36214"},"modified":"2022-01-13T21:02:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T04:02:58","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-284-peak-4980-peak-5604-11-15-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=36214","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 284 – Peak 4980 & Peak 5604 (11-15-21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

9:01 AM, 55\u00baF<\/em> – Oh, that might be it!\u00a0 On the second pass along Beaver Creek Road (Custer County No. 391) <\/em>0.1 mile SSW of the junction with Flynn Creek Road (Custer County No. 336), <\/em>SPHP spotted a faint turn to the E.\u00a0 Room enough to park the RAV4 in front of a barbed wire fence.\u00a0 Beyond a gate, a dirt road went up into the forest.<\/p>\n

Something else was beyond the gate, too – an old brown fiberglass wand marking USFS Road No. 391.1D.<\/p>\n

Come on out, Loop!\u00a0 Found it!<\/em><\/p>\n

Minutes after bounding out of the RAV4, the Carolina Dog was following what remained of long abandoned No. 391.1D.<\/p>\n

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Beaver Creek Road where USFS Road No. 391.1D takes off. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Setting out on USFS Road No. 391.1D Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The road made a short climb to the E, then curved SE as it began to level out. Grass as tall as Lupe covered the flat lane ahead.<\/p>\n

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Most of No. 391.1D turned out to be a pleasant grassy lane. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Private property was just down the slope to the E as Lupe sniffed along.\u00a0 Passing through a short stretch lined with little Ponderosa pines on each side, Loop reached a tall grass clearing where No. 391.1D faded away.\u00a0 A minor pass was just ahead.<\/p>\n

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Between the little Ponderosas. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The tall grass clearing at the end of USFS Road No. 391.1D. Photo looks S at the pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe made it up to the pass in a flash.\u00a0 Grassy, but not as tall here.<\/p>\n

Which way, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Up that slope to the W, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n

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At the minor pass. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The slope to the W was a bit longer, but an easy climb, too.\u00a0 Roaming an open forest featuring scattered rocks, the American Dingo soon reached an initial high point.<\/p>\n

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Heading up the slope W of the pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

10:39 AM, 55\u00baF<\/em> – Lupe got up on one of the highest rocks.<\/p>\n

Where to now, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations, Loopster!\u00a0 You have just climbed Peak<\/span> 4980<\/span><\/a><\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n

What?\u00a0 Already?\u00a0 We’ve barely gotten started!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peak 4980<\/strong> summit. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yeah, I know.\u00a0 This peak is a super easy one, a cinch following the road.\u00a0 Don’t worry, though, Loop.\u00a0 More on the agenda!\u00a0 The next peak will be tougher and a lot farther.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sounds good, SPHP!\u00a0 Is the next peak far enough away to require a fair amount of energy to get there?<\/em><\/p>\n

Oh, yes!\u00a0 I’d say so.<\/em><\/p>\n

In that case, since we’ve already climbed a mountain, maybe we ought to have a chocolate coconut bar.\u00a0 Just to keep our energy levels up, you know?<\/em><\/p>\n

Conniving Dingo!\u00a0 Kind of early in the day, but I suppose we can do that.<\/em><\/p>\n

After water and a shared chocolate coconut bar, Lupe explored Peak 4980’s summit region.\u00a0 The first rock she’d gotten up on wasn’t quite the true summit.\u00a0 Several rocks were candidates for that title, but one a little farther SW seemed clearly a tad higher than the others.<\/p>\n

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At the true summit of Peak 4980<\/strong>. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Claiming an easy peakbagging success!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The highest part of Peak 4980’s summit region was 25 feet in diameter and toward the N end.\u00a0 However, a minor dip led to a 200 foot long flat grassy area to the S.\u00a0 Lupe sniffed along the length of it, while SPHP checked for views.<\/p>\n

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My that chocolate coconut bar was tasty!<\/em> Lupe still licking her chops. Photo looks S toward the flat grassy end of the summit region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In the grassy region. looking back toward the true summit. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eh!\u00a0 Not much for views.\u00a0 Glimpses to the SE that might have been nice minus a few trees, but that was about it.\u00a0 Loop did a little scrambling on the rock formations separating the upper and lower summit areas, but that was about all there was to Peak 4980.\u00a0 Half an hour after arriving, she revisited the true summit rock before departing.<\/p>\n

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Along the edge of the dip. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Briefly back at Peak 4980’s true summit<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Instead of taking the same easy route along USFS Road No. 391.1D back to the RAV4, Lupe explored Peak 4980’s N ridge.\u00a0 More challenging, but nothing major.\u00a0 Heading down to the saddle leading to the first subpeak along the ridge, there actually was a spot with a view.\u00a0 The subpeak had a better one.<\/p>\n

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Glimpse of the Beaver Creek valley<\/strong> while heading down Peak 4980’s N slope. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View from the first subpeak N of Peak 4980. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final descent from the end of the N ridge got rocky and steep, but was soon all over and done with.\u00a0 Lupe reached USFS Road No. 391.1D again.\u00a0 Only a quick downhill march remained.<\/p>\n

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Back at the RAV4 along Beaver Creek Road. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Truth was that the RAV4 could get Lupe much closer to the next peak on the agenda, but where was the fun in that?\u00a0 The American Dingo was surprised when SPHP walked right on by it.\u00a0 At the junction 0.1 mile NNE, SPHP led Loop NW on Flynn Creek Road.\u00a0 Another 0.1 mile got her to a R turn onto a side road going to the Cold Springs ranger station and a cemetery.<\/p>\n

Directly ahead was a hillside that got quite steep and rocky near the top.\u00a0 If Lupe could get up there, the intention was to follow a long ridge that went N, then NW, all the way to Peak<\/span> 5604<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, her ultimate destination.<\/p>\n

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At the junction of Beaver Creek Road and Flynn Creek Road. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the turn to the Cold Spring ranger station and cemetery. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading for the hillside. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hillside really didn’t look all that bad, but once Loop left the road and started climbing, SPHP made the mistake of venturing too far E.\u00a0 This ended up putting her on some of the steepest, rockiest terrain.<\/p>\n

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Starting to get rather rocky on the way up. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hmm. Not too far from the top, but mighty steep. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting some views! Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In several spots, it looked like Lupe might get stuck.\u00a0 Fortunately, there was always a way higher.\u00a0 Loopster managed to reach the upper edge without needing any boosts from SPHP.\u00a0 She was rewarded with a nifty view of Peak<\/span> 4980<\/span><\/a><\/strong> where she’d been only a little while ago.<\/p>\n

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Peak 4980<\/strong> (L of Center) beyond Lupe. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the edge, Lupe found a forested ramp that sloped gradually up toward the ENE between parallel lines of rock formations.\u00a0 The absolute top of this hill couldn’t be much farther, so Lupe went to find it.<\/p>\n

The highest rocks she came to along the S edge provided an even better view of Peak 4980.<\/p>\n

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On the easy, wide ramp. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The grand view of Peak 4980<\/strong> (L) from some of the highest rocks along the S edge. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, the top of the hill proved to be along the N edge, not the S edge.\u00a0 Venturing across a flat region, Lupe came to a pile of boulders.\u00a0 She promptly scrambled up, reaching the summit of HP5000<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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At the summit of HP5000<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Too many trees to get a decent view to the N, but a lower spot a little to the W did have one.\u00a0 2.5 miles NNW as the crow flies, Lupe could now see Peak<\/span> 5604<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, her ultimate destination.\u00a0 More than twice as far away, the top of Cicero Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,166 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in sight, too.<\/p>\n

HP5072<\/span><\/strong>, the next hill along the proposed ridge route to Peak 5604, was of more immediate concern.\u00a0 Beyond a saddle 160 feet below where Lupe was now, its S face looked a lot like the hillside she had just climbed.\u00a0 Not all that big, but rocky and steep.<\/p>\n

In fact, the territory ahead all looked rougher than SPHP expected.\u00a0 Lupe was perched at the brink of a cliff, rather than a nice easy slope leading down to the saddle to HP5072<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Suddenly, it was clear that the American Dingo was in for a long day, not the stroll along a gentle ridge that SPHP had envisioned.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5604<\/strong> (L of Center). HP5072<\/span><\/strong> (R) in the foreground beyond Lupe. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cicero Peak<\/strong> (L of Center) in the distance. Peak 5604<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A short water and rest break was taken while contemplating this view, but the scene didn’t change.\u00a0 The route N looked every bit as rugged as before.\u00a0 Nothing to be done about it, though, except to start putting one paw in front of the other.\u00a0 Lupe left HP5000<\/span><\/strong> heading WSW back down the ramp while searching for a break in the cliffs.<\/p>\n

She had to go farther than expected to find one, and even then a bit of scrambling was involved, but Loop finally got below the drop-off.\u00a0 The going was still a little slow, since the forest down here had a fair amount of deadfall to contend with, but the situation improved as Lupe headed N across the saddle leading to HP5072<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 In fact, as she started up the N end of the saddle, she came to a nice view of Rankin Ridge<\/span><\/a> (5,013 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, the high point of Wind Cave National Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Looking back at HP5000<\/span><\/strong> after finding a way down from the cliffs. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crossing the saddle leading to HP5072<\/span><\/strong> (Center). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rankin Ridge<\/strong> (Center), the high point of Wind Cave National Park. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Staying toward the L (W), the climb up HP5072<\/span><\/strong>‘s S face wasn’t bad at all.\u00a0 Lupe passed near some gigantic boulders at the top, but no attempt was made to see if it was feasible to get up on them.\u00a0 The general impression was that any effort to do so would only be a waste of valuable time.<\/p>\n

HP5072<\/span><\/strong> was the S end of the longest, most consistent, part of the ridge Lupe was trying to follow.\u00a0 Several minor high points were ahead.\u00a0 The next objective was HP5227<\/span><\/strong> near the N end, more than a mile away.<\/p>\n

Thickly forested terrain N of HP5072<\/span><\/strong> soon led to the first of the minor high points.\u00a0 This was a rocky spot providing another view of Peak 5604, which was still a long way off.\u00a0 Beyond this first high point, the ridge narrowed and remained quite rocky.\u00a0 Loop was soon forced down off a spine of massive rock formations.<\/p>\n

E of, and well below, these rock formations, the Carolina Dog traversed a steep slope until she could get past them.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5604<\/strong> (Center) from the first minor high point N of HP5072<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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N of the first minor high point, the ridge was rocky and narrowing. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traversing the forested slope E of the ridgeline. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Back up on the ridge, approaching the next minor high point. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second minor high point along the way wasn’t as rocky.\u00a0 More open toward the S, Lupe had a nice view of the route she had been traveling.<\/p>\n

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Looking back along the ridge. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still more up and down along the ridge to go!\u00a0 HP5227<\/span><\/strong> finally came into sight.\u00a0 Getting there was a dismal undertaking.\u00a0 Deadfall choked nearly the entire remaining distance, and HP5227<\/span><\/strong> itself was no better.\u00a0 Upon reaching the summit, SPHP had to snap a multitude of branches so Lupe could get to the highest rocks.\u00a0 Minus the deadfall, the views would have been pretty decent from here, but it was practically impossible to move around.\u00a0 HP5227<\/span><\/strong> was just an ugly mess!<\/p>\n

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Approaching HP5227<\/span><\/strong> (R). Peak 5604<\/strong> (far L). Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HP5227<\/span> summit<\/strong>. Peak 5604<\/strong> (Center) in the distance. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Like sticks? If so, HP5227<\/span><\/strong> is amazing! Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peak<\/span> 5604<\/span><\/a><\/strong> was still nearly a mile NW.\u00a0 Almost 200 feet of elevation now had to be lost over 0.25 mile to get down to the last major saddle leading to it.\u00a0 Lupe visited a couple of rock outcroppings during the descent.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the first rock outcropping NW of HP5227<\/span><\/strong>. Peak 5604<\/strong> (R of Center), HP5422<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the second rock outcropping NW of HP5227<\/span><\/strong>. Peak 5604<\/strong> (L) and HP5422<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back at HP5227<\/span><\/strong> (Center) from the second rock outcropping. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the time Lupe got down to the saddle, she’d left the horrid deadfall behind.\u00a0 Going W from the saddle, the Carolina Dog quickly discovered a game trail that climbed slowly through forest as it gradually turned NW.\u00a0 The trail led to a tall grass meadow in the valley SE of Peak 5604.<\/p>\n

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At the saddle between HP5227<\/span> and Peak 5604<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Following the game trail. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entering the meadow. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail vanished.\u00a0 Lupe continued NW and the terrain soon steepened.\u00a0 Turning WNW, the American Dingo reached Peak 5604’s S ridge, already quite high on the mountain.\u00a0 All that remained was a steady trudge to the top, passing scattered pines, minor rock formations, and a bit of deadfall along the way.<\/p>\n

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Climbing Peak 5604’s<\/strong> broad, poorly defined, S ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting close to the top! Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3:52 PM, 65\u00baF, Peak<\/span> 5604<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> –\u00a0 Nothing to it, but it had taken a long time to get here.\u00a0 Lupe arrived at Peak 5604’s summit as the sun was getting low.\u00a0 A light breeze stirred out of the W.\u00a0 Incredibly warm out, maybe a record for this date in the middle of November?<\/p>\n

After standing on the highest rock to claim her peakbagging success, Lupe looked for a place to relax.\u00a0 Most of the top of the mountain was meadow, but the small elevated region near the true summit was rockier than decent consideration for comfort would have dictated.\u00a0 For a while, the Carolina Dog wound up on SPHP’s lap.<\/p>\n

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Success! At the true summit of Peak 5604<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Time for the traditional water, apple, chocolate coconut bar, and Taste of the Wild break!<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Loopster!\u00a0 Harder than I thought it would be, but we got here!<\/em><\/p>\n

Peak 5604 was so worth it, though, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, the ridge route was fun, although, as usual, I could have done without all the deadfall.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dream on, SPHP!\u00a0 Par for the course in the Black Hills, and you know it!\u00a0 Anyway, don’t forget!\u00a0 It’s a good thing we came this way, because we now know the secret location of the precious Pink Dingo!<\/em><\/p>\n

Precious Pink Dingo!\u00a0 What on earth are you talking about?<\/em><\/p>\n

That huge gem we found, SPHP!\u00a0 The enormous pink one!\u00a0 It must be worth millions!\u00a0 I still don’t know why you just left it there.<\/em><\/p>\n

You mean that fist-sized piece of rose quartz?\u00a0 Yes, a very nice specimen, but it isn’t worth millions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, it is, SPHP!\u00a0 Admit it!\u00a0 The Pink Dingo is the most magnificent geological discovery we’re ever made in all our wanderings!<\/em><\/p>\n

Aren’t you forgetting the geodes we found once, Loop?<\/em><\/p>\n

No, I’m not.\u00a0 They were pretty, but small.\u00a0 The Pink Dingo outshines them all!<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, maybe so, Looper, but why are you calling a chunk of rose quartz “the Pink Dingo”?\u00a0 It wasn’t shaped like a Dingo at all.<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t you know anything, SPHP?\u00a0 Panthers are world famous for finding an incredibly valuable pink gem.\u00a0 Mastermind thieves are always trying to steal it.\u00a0 It’s called the Pink Panther!\u00a0 Everyone else on the planet knows it isn’t shaped like a panther, but named in honor of the panther that found it!\u00a0 You must be related to that inspector Clouseau in the documentary.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ahh, I see.\u00a0 So now there’s the Pink Dingo!<\/em><\/p>\n

Undeniably discovered by an all-American Dingo, SPHP!\u00a0 As you are my witness, the Pink Dingo is going to make us rich and famous!\u00a0 You’ll see!<\/em><\/p>\n

Rich and famous!\u00a0 All due to the fabulous, newly discovered Pink Dingo!\u00a0 Certainly a happy thought to mull over while gazing out at panoramic views enhanced by the slanting rays of the evening sun.<\/p>\n

Higher country was off to the NW, where the old fire lookout tower was visible on Cicero Peak<\/span><\/a> (6,166 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Not quite as high, and farther away, Mount Coolidge<\/span><\/a> (6,023 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was NNE.\u00a0 None of the territory to the S or E was as high as Peak 5604.\u00a0 Lupe could see all the way to Buffalo Gap.\u00a0 To the W, miles long Bowman Ridge hid what lay beyond it.<\/p>\n

Loopster had never been to Bowman Ridge.\u00a0 Might be fun to explore it sometime.\u00a0 Maybe another Pink Dingo, or even a Pink SPHP, was over there?<\/p>\n

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Cicero Peak<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Coolidge<\/strong> (far R) in the distance. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Buffalo Gap<\/strong> (R) in the distance. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bowman Ridge<\/strong> along the horizon. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The way Lupe had come up. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nearly an hour after arriving at Peak 5604, Lupe once again stood on the highest rock.\u00a0 SPHP started down first, then called her when her summit hour was complete.<\/p>\n

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Final moments on Peak 5604<\/strong>. Photo looks, E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then it was down the mountain’s S ridge again in the beautiful evening sunlight.<\/p>\n

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Leaving the summit region. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Heading down the S ridge. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still some sniffing and exploring to do, but the sun was setting.\u00a0 Instead of returning by the same route, which would have been horrendous in the dark, Lupe eventually turned SW off Peak 5604’s S ridge, descending into a valley.<\/p>\n

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Still exploring! On the biggest rock of the S ridge. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The valley led down to Flynn Creek Road.\u00a0 Road hike the rest of the way back now.\u00a0 As dusk deepened and the silver stars appeared, the Carolina Dog was excited by the sight of deers grazing in the meadows.<\/p>\n

Oh, and it was sort of fun to dream of becoming rich and famous, too!\u00a0 (End 5:13 PM, 46\u00baF)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peak 5604<\/strong>, Black Hills of South Dakota 11-15-21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The precious Pink Dingo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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9:01 AM, 55\u00baF – Oh, that might be it!\u00a0 On the second pass along Beaver Creek Road (Custer County No. 391) 0.1 mile SSW of the junction with Flynn Creek Road (Custer County No. 336), SPHP spotted a faint turn to the E.\u00a0 Room enough to park the RAV4 in front of a barbed wire … Continue reading Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 284 – Peak 4980 & Peak 5604 (11-15-21)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[105,9,106,104,1475,1476,1477,304],"class_list":["post-36214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-hills","tag-american-dingo","tag-black-hills-expeditions","tag-carolina-dog","tag-lupe","tag-peak-4980","tag-peak-5604","tag-pink-dingo","tag-south-dakota"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_3230.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36214"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36607,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36214\/revisions\/36607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}