{"id":4859,"date":"2016-03-11T08:10:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2020-09-22T14:02:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T20:02:56","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-160-crook-mountain-whitewood-peak-3-5-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=4859","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 160 &#8211; Crook Mountain &#038; Whitewood Peak (3-5-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pathetic and disgusting!\u00a0 There were beer cans, bottles, boxes and other trash scattered around the forest near the intersection.\u00a0 SPHP had a\u00a0couple extra plastic Wal-Mart bags in the backpack, but they weren&#8217;t\u00a0nearly enough to tote away all this mess.\u00a0 That would easily require a full size garbage sack or two.<\/p>\n<p>It was all going to have to wait.\u00a0 SPHP would save the Wal-Mart bags for what Lupe found\u00a0during her explorations.\u00a0 If there was any room left, SPHP might gather up some of this stuff when Lupe returned at the end of the day.\u00a0 Lupe would be willing to curl up in the G6 for a rest\u00a0then.\u00a0 While SPHP\u00a0collected Lupe Treasures, she would need to be in the G6 so she didn&#8217;t get hurt.\u00a0 There was broken glass around, too.<\/p>\n<p>The G6 was parked at the intersection of Crook Mountain Road (USFS Road No. 176) and No. 176.1A (9:54 AM, 55\u00b0F).\u00a0 Lupe had two peakbagging goals ahead of her, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=66570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Crook Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,930 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=68215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Whitewood Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,140 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 It was going to be another unseasonably warm day, close to record-setting again,\u00a0in a winter that had hardly even been winter.\u00a0 Only early March, and already SPHP was hoping it wasn&#8217;t going to be too hot!<\/p>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP took off on up No. 376.1A.\u00a0 There were a few patches of snow\u00a0and ice, but nothing too major.\u00a0 Clearly, there had been much more snow not too long ago.\u00a0 The road was quite soft.\u00a0 In some places, it was just a mucky red dirt mess.\u00a0 No. 176.1A headed SW for a little way, then turned N.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe had fun romping in the forest, but other than trees, there wasn&#8217;t much to see until No. 176.1A had gained a fair amount of elevation, and was starting to level out up on the E slopes of Crook Mountain.\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bear Butte<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,422 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> came into view rising up out on the prairie NE of Sturgis, SD.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4829\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4829\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Bear Butte NE of Sturgis, SD looks like a small volcano, but according to geologists, it never actually erupted. Photo looks ENE from USFS Road No. 176.1A on the E side of Crook Mountain. Taken using the telephoto lens.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0416.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Butte NE of Sturgis, SD looks like a small volcano, but according to geologists, it never actually erupted. Photo looks ENE from USFS Road No. 176.1A on the E side of Crook Mountain. Taken using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4830\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4830\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4830\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"On a day of record breaking heat in early March, Lupe kept cool rolling around in patches of snow still remaining in shady spots. Meanwhile, SPHP was shedding layers down to a T-shirt.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0417.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On a day of record breaking heat in early March, Lupe kept cool rolling around in patches of snow still remaining in shady spots. Meanwhile, SPHP was shedding layers down to a T-shirt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4831\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0418-e1600804421949.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Without using the telephoto lens, Bear Butte looks quite some distance away. It is about 11 or 12 miles ENE of Crook Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Bear Butte from USFS Road No. 376.1A on Crook Mountain, 3-5-16\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0419.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Lupe and SPHP followed No. 176.1A as it wound around the E and then N side of Crook Mountain.\u00a0 The road was fairly level much of the way, gaining elevation very slowly.\u00a0 There were glimpses of lower hills and the prairie off to the NE, but there were enough trees along the road so there were seldom any really open views.\u00a0 There was quite a bit more snow on the road on the shady N side of the mountain, much to Lupe&#8217;s delight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4833\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4833\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe loved the snowy road on the N side of Crook Mountain.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0420.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe loved the snowy road on the N side of Crook Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Lupe was far enough around the N side of the mountain so that SPHP was starting to get glimpses of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=26346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crow Peak<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>(5,787 ft.)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0off to the WNW, it was time to leave the road and start climbing the rest of the way up Crook Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>The climb wasn&#8217;t the hard part about getting to the top of Crook Mountain.\u00a0 The problem was more one of finding the true summit.\u00a0 The mountain is pretty broad and level on top for about 0.5 mile N\/S with a hook over to the E at the N end.\u00a0 It is also all forested, so it is hard to see very far.\u00a0 The topo map shows that there is a fairly large area contained within the 4,920 ft. contour toward the NW end.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe&#8217;s explorations on Crook Mountain agreed with the topo map.\u00a0 There was a pretty big area that was all about the same elevation toward the NW.\u00a0 This was the highest part of the mountain, but not by much.\u00a0 Lupe had her choice of little bumps and hillocks to declare the true summit.\u00a0 No one spot looked clearly higher than all the rest.\u00a0 With a flat, forested top, it wasn&#8217;t surprising there weren&#8217;t any views.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4834\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4834\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe astride the receding glacier at the pinnacle of Crook Mountain. Well, OK, it was just a patch of snow, but this was the top of the mountain.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0421.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe astride the receding glacier at the pinnacle of Crook Mountain. Well, OK, it was just a patch of snow, but this was the top of the mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4835\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4835\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The best view at the summit of Crook Mountain was of Lupe herself. The Carolina Dog was looking pretty fine!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0423.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The best view at the summit of Crook Mountain was of Lupe herself. The Carolina Dog was looking pretty fine!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An unmarked dirt road went right over the highest part of Crook Mountain.\u00a0 A bit farther N, one end of it turned E, while the other end went S.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP left the summit of\u00a0Crook Mountain heading S along the road.\u00a0 The road lost elevation gradually, and eventually came to a 4-way intersection.\u00a0 None of the roads were marked, but Lupe&#8217;s next peakbagging goal was to the WSW, so Lupe and SPHP turned W.<\/p>\n<p>As Lupe got toward the W side of Crook Mountain, there started to be bits of distant views toward the S and SW.\u00a0 Although the forest wasn&#8217;t as dense as it had been at the summit, there still weren&#8217;t any\u00a0nice open views.\u00a0 Before Lupe lost too much elevation, SPHP\u00a0wanted to\u00a0get at least some kind of a\u00a0look off\u00a0to the W, hoping it would be\u00a0possible to spot Whitewood Peak.\u00a0 At a small clearing, SPHP saw a mountain ahead that might be it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4836\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0428-e1600804521665.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Was that forested peak toward the L Whitewood Peak? SPHP wasn&#8217;t certain, but it seemed to be the most likely candidate from what little Lupe could see from Crook Mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP continued SW, sometimes on roads and sometimes off them.\u00a0 Lupe lost quite a lot of elevation before coming to a fork in a road, where the branch going NW was marked No. 542.1F.\u00a0 She took the other branch, which went SW.\u00a0 Lupe had hardly left the fork behind, when she came to a nifty little rock outcropping suitable for an American Dingo display.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4837\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0429-e1600804585494.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on the American Dingo display rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe continued on.\u00a0 The road gradually turned W and then\u00a0NW, as it went around the SW side of a big\u00a0field.\u00a0 Going N was a problem.\u00a0 The farther Lupe went N, the more elevation she would have to lose to cross Sandy Creek in the valley just to the W.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP doubled back a little before leaving the road to go down\u00a0a steep slope to the bottom of the valley.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Creek wasn&#8217;t very big, but there was flow in it.\u00a0 Lupe was quite happy to come across Sandy Creek.\u00a0 It was the only stream she came to all day.\u00a0 She hopped in for a drink and cooled off in a deep little Dingo-sized pool.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4838\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4838\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe cools off in Sandy Creek.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0430.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe cools off in Sandy Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4839\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4839\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0431-e1600804648338.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near the Dingo swimming hole on Sandy Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Lupe was all refreshed, Lupe and SPHP crossed Sandy Creek and started going W up the other side of the valley.\u00a0 Lupe came to a couple of roads.\u00a0 She followed them for only short distances, before leaving them to climb even higher directly up the slope.\u00a0 She eventually got high enough to reach a road that SPHP suspected was USFS Road No. 699.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP followed\u00a0No. 699\u00a0for quite a long way.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Lupe came to a fork in No. 699, too.\u00a0 One branch went SW (L) and was marked No. 699.1D.\u00a0 The other branch was unmarked.\u00a0 It circled around a thinly forested knob a few acres in size.\u00a0 Since there weren&#8217;t many trees on the knob, it was possible to get a halfway decent look around.\u00a0 Lupe was now much closer to the mountain that SPHP thought was probably Whitewood Peak.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4840\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4840\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0432-e1600804741818.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe near USFS Road No. 699.1D. She was definitely getting closer to the mountain SPHP suspected was Whitewood Peak. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP took the little circle route around the knob just to see what could be seen, then Lupe headed SW up No. 699.1D.\u00a0 The road climbed steadily.\u00a0 An unusually colorful little rock just\u00a0a few inches wide was laying on the road, and caught SPHP&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4841\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The interestingly colored rock on USFS Road No. 699.1D.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interestingly colored rock on USFS Road No. 699.1D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A little farther on, there was a rock outcropping that featured much larger colorful rocks.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP stopped here for a little break.\u00a0 SPHP had a few chocolate chip cookies.\u00a0 Lupe took a piece of one, but she must not have been too hungry.\u00a0 She buried it for future use, pushing grass and dirt over it with her nose.<\/p>\n<p>As SPHP looked around\u00a0from the\u00a0colorful rocks rest stop, there was a peak to the WSW that looked higher than the peak SPHP had thought was Whitewood Peak.\u00a0 Maybe this was the real Whitewood Peak?\u00a0 SPHP studied the topo maps some more, but was having a hard time reconciling what was in view with what the maps showed.<\/p>\n<p>The way the terrain was, Lupe would reach the new Whitewood Peak candidate before she reached the original one.\u00a0 Maybe the situation would become clearer up there?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4842\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4842\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe at the pretty rocks rest stop along USFS Road No. 699.1D. She has part of a chocolate chip cookie stashed here in case of a future emergency. The new possible Whitewood Peak candidate is seen beyond Lupe.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0435.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe at the pretty rocks rest stop along USFS Road No. 699.1D. She has part of a chocolate chip cookie stashed here in case of a future emergency. The new possible Whitewood Peak candidate is seen beyond Lupe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the break, Lupe trotted onward continuing SW up No. 699.1D.\u00a0 SPHP trudged along behind her.\u00a0 The road was getting quite high up on the hill it was climbing and leveled off.\u00a0 It bent S and then curled around to the NW, ending at a little viewpoint.\u00a0 Lupe was now S of the mountain SPHP had originally thought was Whitewood Peak, and not too far E of the new candidate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4843\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The original Whitewood Peak candidate from the viewpoint at the end of USFS Road No. 699.1D. Photo looks N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0436.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original Whitewood Peak candidate from the viewpoint at the end of USFS Road No. 699.1D. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The view from the end of No. 699.1D made SPHP again\u00a0suspect that the original Whitewood Peak candidate was the real one.\u00a0 It was still hard to tell for certain, though.\u00a0 Lupe had to go down into a sizable ravine before climbing up the new Whitewood Peak candidate.\u00a0 There was a dangerous downed barbed wire fence just to the S.\u00a0 SPHP also saw homes nearby in the forest, and signs indicating that Lupe was just N of private property.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe went directly W staying on USFS land.\u00a0 She lost elevation going down into the ravine, and then had to start climbing.\u00a0 On the other side of the ravine she found a narrow ATV trail that went very steeply up the mountain, staying\u00a0just N of the dangerous barbed wire fence line.\u00a0 SPHP had to keep stopping to pant for more oxygen, but eventually made it to the top.<\/p>\n<p>Nope, this wasn&#8217;t Whitewood Peak.\u00a0 It was hard to get a clear view through the forest, but SPHP could see enough to know that the original Whitewood Peak candidate was definitely higher than where Lupe was now.\u00a0 After a few more minutes spent studying the topo maps, things were starting to make sense.\u00a0 Yeah, SPHP was virtually certain the original Whitewood Peak candidate was the real deal.<\/p>\n<p>Very conveniently, the narrow ATV trail continued on to the W.\u00a0 To stay on high ground, Lupe and SPHP needed to circle around in that direction before turning N and then NE.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP\u00a0pressed onward.\u00a0 The\u00a0terrain was much more level along in here.\u00a0 It was really easy going, thanks to the presence of the\u00a0ATV trail.<\/p>\n<p>The ATV trail divided a few times, and then faded to the point where Lupe lost it for a short while.\u00a0 By then she wasn&#8217;t far from the mountain.\u00a0 Lupe entered a clearing on the ridge approaching the peak.\u00a0 There she found a marker right out in the open.\u00a0 It was a USGS benchmark!\u00a0 The benchmark said Whitewood Peak, and had an arrow stamped into it pointing directly toward the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>There was no doubt now!\u00a0 Lupe was about to climb Whitewood Peak.\u00a0 She was almost there!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4844\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4844\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4844\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Whitewood Peak from the SSW. Getting really close.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0437.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitewood Peak from the SSW. Getting really close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4846\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4846\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0439-e1600804825933.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe near the USGS benchmark in the clearing SSW of Whitewood Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4845\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4845\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"No doubt now! Lupe is on her way up Whitewood Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0438.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No doubt now! Lupe is on her way up Whitewood Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final climb up Whitewood Peak was sort of steep, but it wasn&#8217;t too long.\u00a0 There were some clearings near the top providing some of the best views Lupe had seen all day.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe found\u00a0a second\u00a0USGS benchmark at the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4847\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4847\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The USGS marker at the top of Whitewood Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0441.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USGS marker at the top of Whitewood Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The top of Whitewood Peak was rocky, but they were all small rocks.\u00a0 The flattish area at the summit was only the size of a modest room in a house.\u00a0 In most directions the ground dropped off pretty steeply.\u00a0 There were clear views to the SE and S, and some pretty clear ones to the W.\u00a0 Whitewood Peak would have had a commanding view off to the N and NE, but the forest blocked views in those directions.<\/p>\n<p>Before SPHP even bothered taking any pictures, it was time for a break &#8211; a longer one than before.\u00a0 This time Lupe helped SPHP eat chocolate chip cookies.\u00a0 She had a little Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 SPHP\u00a0munched an apple.\u00a0 SPHP sat there so long without stirring that Lupe fell asleep.\u00a0 It was beautiful out.\u00a0 Only a light breeze stirred.\u00a0 The temperature was perfect, maybe close to 60\u00b0F, upper 50&#8217;s anyway.\u00a0 SPHP saw other mountains Lupe had visited, and remembered being there with her.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it was a long trek back.\u00a0 The time at the top always seems so short compared to the time spent getting there.\u00a0 SPHP took a final look around.\u00a0 Lupe woke up and smiled for the camera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4848\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4848\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe wakes up after a Dingo nap on Whitewood Peak. Photo looks N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0443.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe wakes up after a Dingo nap on Whitewood Peak. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4849\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4849\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4849\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Crook Mountain from Whitewood Peak. Photo looks ENE.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0444.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crook Mountain from Whitewood Peak. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4850\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4850\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Pillar Peak (5,469 ft.) (just R of Center) and Bear Den Mountain (5,642 ft.)(R). Lupe has been to both of them.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0445.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=55783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pillar Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,469 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (just R of Center) and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=55780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bear Den Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,642 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R). Lupe has been to both of them.\u00a0 Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4851\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4851\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4851\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Deer Mountain (6,652 ft.) (L) and Terry Peak (7,064 ft.) (R) are both downhill ski resorts. Photo looks SW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0446.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=19804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deer Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,652 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=6224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7,064 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R) are both downhill ski resorts. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4852\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4852\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Mt. Theodore Roosevelt (5,680 ft.). Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0447.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=27449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mt. Theodore Roosevelt<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,680 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4854\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4854\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4854\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Polo Peak (5,410 ft.) (L) and Crow Peak (5,787 ft.) (R in distance). Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0451.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=66481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Polo Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,410 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (L) and\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spearfish Peak<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,800 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R in distance). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4853\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\" \" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0450.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>As far as Sandy Creek, Lupe and SPHP went back much the same way they had come up to Whitewood Peak, although now that SPHP had a better grasp of the road system, Lupe was able to stick to the roads almost all the time and avoid all the bushwhacking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4855\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4855\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4855\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe licks a little snow for moisture on the way back from Whitewood Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0452.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe licks a little snow for moisture on the way back from Whitewood Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However,\u00a0upon reaching Sandy Creek, Lupe did things a bit differently.\u00a0 She followed a road upstream, instead of just crossing the creek and heading directly for Crook Mountain.\u00a0 The creek didn&#8217;t go too much farther upstream before it was reduced to a trickle.\u00a0 There was a spot where there were a lot of Lupe Treasures down by the little stream.\u00a0 SPHP picked them all up.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly, SPHP found a completely intact Miller Lite Beer, in a 16 ounce can.\u00a0 Less than a week ago, SPHP had found a completely intact beer on Lupe&#8217;s way back from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=66600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Eagle Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,254 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, though that one had only been an 8 ounce can.\u00a0 Despite all the many hundreds of Lupe Treasures gathered over the past few years, those were the only two that were intact.\u00a0 SPHP also found a machete saw.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4856\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4856\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The machete saw collected from the headwaters of Sandy Creek.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0453.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The machete saw collected from the headwaters of Sandy Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a while the road went E, but it eventually turned SE.\u00a0 That was the wrong direction.\u00a0 Before returning to the G6, Lupe was going to climb Crook Mountain for a second time, just for fun.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP took an old overgrown trail E and then turned NE.\u00a0 There didn&#8217;t seem to be any roads going N up Crook Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed like a much longer, tougher climb than the first time, but Lupe eventually made it back to the summit of Crook Mountain.\u00a0 The sun was only minutes from setting, but there was still sunlight on some of the tree tops.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4857\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4857\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe returns to the summit of Crook Mountain a second time near the end of the day.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0454.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe returns to the summit of Crook Mountain a second time near the end of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4858\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4858\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe on the road at the summit of Crook Mountain. Photo looks S.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0455.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on the road at the summit of Crook Mountain. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe&#8217;s explorations still weren&#8217;t quite done.\u00a0 She followed the road at the top of Crook Mountain N.\u00a0 It quickly\u00a0turned E, and eventually went very steeply down the E side of the mountain.\u00a0 It became more of a jeep trail than a road &#8211; narrow, rocky and rutted, but there were some great views of the lights of Sturgis starting to shine as twilight came on.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the jeep trail met up with No. 176.1A, the road Lupe had started out on in the morning.\u00a0 Before she even got that far, Lupe heard the roar of a large truck.\u00a0 The truck was somewhere way down below, probably not too\u00a0far from the G6. \u00a0It sounded like it might be stuck in the mud, or going over rough terrain.\u00a0 Suddenly, there was gunfire.\u00a0 Several volleys of 8 or 10 shots.\u00a0 Lupe was alarmed.\u00a0 There hadn&#8217;t been any gunfire all day up until now.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP wondered what was going on.\u00a0 It was getting almost dark.\u00a0 People wouldn&#8217;t be likely to start target practice this time of day.\u00a0 Maybe it was poachers?\u00a0 The gunfire continued sporadically.\u00a0 Lupe begged SPHP to stop and hide.\u00a0 SPHP kept\u00a0encouraging\u00a0her to keep on going.\u00a0 She would get to the safety of the G6 before long.<\/p>\n<p>The road was still a muddy, mucky mess.\u00a0 Maybe even worse than in the morning.\u00a0 SPHP tried to walk on grass at the side of the road, or on snow and ice whenever possible.\u00a0 The gunfire gradually slowed down to just an occasional shot or two, but each one echoed loudly through the forest.\u00a0\u00a0The source couldn&#8217;t be too far\u00a0away.\u00a0 Lupe kept jumping up on SPHP with muddy paws.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t humans know anything?\u00a0 It was imperative to\u00a0find a place to\u00a0hide!<\/p>\n<p>It was almost completely dark now.\u00a0 A final shot rang out.\u00a0 Terrified Lupe gave up on SPHP and raced ahead, bolting out of sight into the night.\u00a0 SPHP yelled, but she didn&#8217;t come back.<\/p>\n<p>She hadn&#8217;t gone far, though.\u00a0 Around a bend, and there she was waiting impatiently next to the G6.\u00a0 She was anxious\u00a0to get in.\u00a0 There would be no dilly dallying around sniffing the air and looking at the stars tonight!\u00a0 The Carolina Dog had had enough of adventures.\u00a0 Expedition No. 160 was done, done, done!\u00a0 Goodbye, Crook Mountain!\u00a0 Goodbye, Whitewood Peak!\u00a0 Time to go\u00a0home (6:20 PM, 47\u00b0F).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0434-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The interestingly colored rock on USFS Road No. 699.1D.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" 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