{"id":5645,"date":"2016-05-18T08:10:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5645"},"modified":"2020-12-15T18:24:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T01:24:43","slug":"black-hills-sd-expedition-no-171-little-crow-peak-spearfish-peak-5-7-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5645","title":{"rendered":"Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 171 &#8211; Little Crow Peak &#038; Spearfish Peak (5-7-16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The patio was damp, but that was all.\u00a0 It must have sprinkled overnight.\u00a0 Plenty of clouds were still around.\u00a0 Normally, even a little rain would help clear the air.\u00a0 Not this time.\u00a0 It was hazy.\u00a0 Very, very hazy.\u00a0 Otherwise it was a beautiful day in early May.\u00a0 SPHP hoped the haze would burn off before too long.\u00a0 Lupe didn&#8217;t care whether it did or not.\u00a0 She was charged up and ready to roll!<\/p>\n<p>A couple miles\u00a0before reaching the starting place for her peakbagging efforts, Lupe and SPHP made a quick stop to see Bridal Veil Falls in Spearfish Canyon.\u00a0 Later in the season\u00a0Bridal Veil Falls\u00a0often slows to a trickle, but\u00a0the falls were beautiful this morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5618\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0925-e1600872282524.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridal Veil Falls in Spearfish Canyon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0923-e1600872357418.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bridal Veil Falls was looking great!\u00a0 The falls were probably near maximum springtime flow, barring a thunderstorm.\u00a0 Only 6 days ago on Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 170, Lupe had found several inches of snow up on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kirk Hill<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,345 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tetro Rock<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,562 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The weather had really warmed up since then, especially the last 3 days which were near 80\u00b0F.\u00a0 Lupe loves the snow, but she wasn&#8217;t likely to find any remaining today.\u00a0 Bridal Veil Falls wasn&#8217;t going to get any more of a boost from melting snow, either.<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0admiring the falls, Lupe and SPHP\u00a0continued S on Hwy 14A going\u00a0up Spearfish Canyon.\u00a0 SPHP was looking for USFS Road No. 186.2A, but doubted it would be marked as such.\u00a0 A little less than 2 miles from Bridal Veil Falls, there was a road to the E with a street sign that said Cleopatra.\u00a0 Right away, SPHP knew this was it!\u00a0 The little parking area close to Spearfish Creek was full, but SPHP found another place to park nearby (10:50 AM, 61\u00b0F).<\/p>\n<p>SPHP knew this place.\u00a0 Lupe was at the confluence of Spearfish and Squaw Creeks.\u00a0 (&#8220;Maurice&#8221; on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Peakbagger.com topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.)\u00a0 A trail goes up Squaw Creek perhaps a mile\u00a0from here to the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub, a pool of water fed by a small waterfall.\u00a0 A hiking trail to the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub is popular with local residents, but is not marked and not well known to tourists.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe wasn&#8217;t going to the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub today, however.\u00a0 Instead she was heading for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Little Crow Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,885 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, a nearby peak along the E rim of Spearfish Canyon.\u00a0 At least, that was the plan.\u00a0 SPHP had to find USFS Road No. 186.2 first.\u00a0 The Peakbagger.com topo map showed\u00a0No. 186.2 winding\u00a0E up out of Spearfish Canyon from somewhere above Squaw Creek.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP crossed the bridge\u00a0below the confluence of Spearfish and Squaw Creeks. Lupe then started out on\u00a0the low\u00a0road\u00a0leading to the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub trail.\u00a0 After just a few hundred feet, the trail left the road to cross Squaw Creek for the first time.\u00a0 Lupe didn&#8217;t cross the creek.\u00a0 If USFS Road No. 186.2 was still in existence, it would be somewhere higher up on this side of the canyon.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP scanned the forest above to the E.\u00a0 It did look like there might be some terrain a short distance higher up that could be level enough for a road.\u00a0 Lupe was just past the last private cabin\u00a0near Squaw Creek.\u00a0 Time to find out if USFS Road No. 186.2 was actually still up there somewhere or not, and if so, what kind of condition it was in.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP started climbing up the steep forested slope.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe didn&#8217;t have to climb far at all!\u00a0 She popped out of the forest onto a very nice little road.\u00a0 The road was rocky and narrow.\u00a0 Heading SE, it climbed steadily\u00a0up the side of the canyon.\u00a0 There was no marker, but that wasn&#8217;t surprising.\u00a0 This almost had to be USFS Road No. 186.2.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP started following it up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5619\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe on USFS Road No. 186.2 on her way to Little Crow Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0926.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on USFS Road No. 186.2 on her way to Little Crow Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No. 186.2 wound around some, but generally worked its way E for more than a mile.\u00a0 It\u00a0was\u00a0a rather steep climb the entire way.\u00a0\u00a0Lupe came to\u00a0several grassy side roads, but she always stayed on the main road.\u00a0 The rocky road went relentlessly up and up.\u00a0 Lupe followed at SPHP&#8217;s heels much of the time.\u00a0 Lupe found the road a bit dull.<\/p>\n<p>The map showed a power line crossing the road, but Lupe didn&#8217;t come to one.\u00a0 After Lupe had gone more than 0.75 mile, SPHP looked back down to the W.\u00a0 A swath of the forest had been cut in a straight line leading to the road.\u00a0 The old power line must have been here at one time.\u00a0 By now, Lupe was high enough to see\u00a0a high forested hill off to the NW.\u00a0 That had to be <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Little Crow Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,885 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP stayed on No. 186.2 until it finally quit gaining elevation.\u00a0 As soon as\u00a0the road\u00a0leveled out, Lupe left it heading N into the forest.\u00a0 As\u00a0Lupe reached the top of a broad forested ridge, she came to another road.\u00a0 The road was faint, but its existence was good news.\u00a0 It was going WNW toward Little Crow Peak.<\/p>\n<p>The faint road didn&#8217;t go all the way up Little Crow Peak, but it did bring Lupe to a point just E of the final rise.\u00a0 The climb through the forest was pretty easy.\u00a0 As Lupe got higher up on the mountain,\u00a0she encountered quite a bit of deadfall timber, but by then Lupe didn&#8217;t have much farther to go.<\/p>\n<p>Fairly large rock outcroppings started appearing about the time the terrain began leveling out.\u00a0 Lupe was getting close to the summit of Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 Suddenly, SPHP spotted a cairn up on\u00a0some high rocks a short distance ahead.\u00a0 Lupe was almost there!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5620\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe up on a rock outcropping on Little Crow Peak featuring a cairn. The true summit was still another 150 feet farther W. Photo looks S.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0927.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe up on a rock outcropping on Little Crow Peak featuring a cairn. The true summit was still another 150 feet farther W. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe scrambled up\u00a0onto the rocks next to the cairn.\u00a0 Initially, SPHP thought this might well be the summit of Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 Peering to the W through the forest, though, it looked like there might well be a higher point not too much farther away.<\/p>\n<p>The true summit proved to be\u00a0roughly 150 feet W of the cairn.\u00a0 Lupe climbed up\u00a0a larger\u00a0rock formation there to claim her Little Crow Peak peakbagging success!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5621\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5621\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe at the true summit of Little Crow Peak. Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0928.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe at the true summit of Little Crow Peak. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5622\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Another look at Lupe on the summit. This photo looks N.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0929.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another look at Lupe on the summit. This photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5623\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5623\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"A Carolina Dog surveys the situation from her vantage point at the E end of the summit rock formation. Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0930.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Carolina Dog surveys the situation from her vantage point at the E end of the summit rock formation. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forest hid the views in almost every direction.\u00a0 It hardly mattered.\u00a0 The entire sky remained very hazy.\u00a0 If the air had been clear, there was quite a nice view toward <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>to the SSE.\u00a0 As it was, the camera could barely detect Terry Peak in the haze, although it was visible to the naked eye.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP took a rest break up on Little Crow Peak before continuing on.<\/p>\n<p>When it was time to leave, Lupe went back E down the mountain, a little S of the way she had come up.\u00a0 This route avoided some of the deadfall timber, and brought Lupe to more interesting rock formations.\u00a0 It proved to be a\u00a0somewhat easier way back to the faint road.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5624\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"These plants with little yellow flowers were common on Little Crow Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0931.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These plants with little yellow flowers were common on Little Crow Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5625\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Forest blocked the views in most directions from Little Crow Peak. Lupe did find this one hazy glimpse of Spearfish Peak (5,800 ft.) on her way down the mountain. Spearfish Peak was Lupe's next peakbagging goal. Photo looks NE.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0932.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forest blocked the views in most directions from Little Crow Peak. Lupe did find this one hazy glimpse of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Spearfish Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,800 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> on her way down the mountain. Spearfish Peak was Lupe&#8217;s next peakbagging goal. Photo looks NE.\u00a0 Taken with the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5626\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0933-e1600872697578.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near rock formations Lupe passed by on her way down the E side of Little Crow Peak. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP followed the faint road ESE all the way until it reached USFS Road No. 186.2 some distance E of where Lupe had left it to climb Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 At least SPHP thought Lupe was back at No. 186.2, but she really wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe&#8217;s next peakbagging goal was <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=70385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Spearfish Peak<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,800 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 The original plan was to follow No. 186.2 E and then SE from Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 The Peakbagger.com topo map showed that No. 186.2 would reach an intersection with another road that wound its way several miles N along the top of a long ridge.\u00a0 That road would bring Lupe to a point close to Spearfish Peak where she should be able to climb it easily enough\u00a0from the SE.<\/p>\n<p>As Lupe and SPHP headed ENE along No. 186.2, it didn&#8217;t take too long for SPHP to realize something was wrong.\u00a0 The road should have gone almost due E just S of a slightly higher ridge to the N, but it didn&#8217;t.\u00a0 Lupe passed several side roads, but they didn&#8217;t look as well traveled as the road Lupe was on.\u00a0 They didn&#8217;t seem right either, and SPHP was reluctant to take them.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe reached an intersection with a grassy road that continued NE.\u00a0 An ancient small bus was rusting away next to this side road.\u00a0 The main road turned E and started climbing again.\u00a0 SPHP pondered for only a moment.\u00a0 Lupe took the main road E.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5642\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The ancient decaying bus about 0.67 mile ESE of Little Crow Peak. Lupe thought this was a stupendous Lupe Treasure, but SPHP was too weak to cart it back to the G6 to secure her prize. This photo was taken later in the day on Lupe's return from Spearfish Peak. Photo looks NW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0949.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ancient decaying bus about 0.67 mile ESE of Little Crow Peak. Lupe thought this was a stupendous Lupe Treasure, but SPHP was too weak to cart it back to the G6 to secure her prize. This photo was taken later in the day on Lupe&#8217;s return from Spearfish Peak. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The main road Lupe was following E\u00a0led up onto some high ground.\u00a0 SPHP soon realized Lupe was on the ridge N of USFS Road No. 186.2.\u00a0 She was traveling the section line between Sections 10 &amp; 15.\u00a0 There was supposed to be a power line here, according to the map, but none was present.\u00a0 The road was level at times, and at other times went up and down steep ravines.<\/p>\n<p>As Lupe reached the E end of the high ground along the ridge, she came to a misspelled sign for the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.interment.net\/data\/us\/sd\/lawrence\/carbonate\/history.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Carbonate Camp Cemetery<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Lupe found 5 old gravesites here.\u00a0\u00a0Each grave was marked with a ring of small stones.\u00a0 There were no headstones, only a\u00a0wooden board sticking up at the head of each grave.\u00a0 The boards were so old and weathered, any information that might have been on them about the deceased had long ago worn away.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5627\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"This misspelled Carbonate Camp Cemetery sign was near 5 graves. Online research later revealed that these graves would all have dated back to the late 1800's.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0934.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This misspelled Carbonate Camp Cemetery sign was near 5 graves. Online research later revealed that these graves would all have dated back to the late 1800&#8217;s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5628\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe sits on the best preserved gravesite at the Carbonate Camp Cemetery. Originally there were at least 11 graves, but Lupe &amp; SPHP only saw evidence of 5. Carbonate Camp was a mining camp back in the 1880's.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe sits on the best preserved gravesite at the Carbonate Camp Cemetery. Originally there were at least 11 graves, but Lupe &amp; SPHP only saw evidence of 5. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbonate,_South_Dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Carbonate Camp<\/strong><\/a><\/span> was a mining camp back in the 1880&#8217;s.\u00a0 Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>E of Carbonate Camp Cemetery, the road soon wound steeply down into the upper reaches of Rubicon Gulch.\u00a0 Continuing E, the road went up and down over several steep hills.\u00a0 Lupe was delighted and SPHP was amazed, when she found several patches of snow still melting on the road.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5629\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0936-e1462826092490-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0936-e1600873034472.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0936-e1600873034472.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0936-e1600873034472.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0936-e1462826092490.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe found several patches of snow on the road in the upper reaches of Rubicon Gulch. This one was the largest of all. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the final low point on the E side of Rubicon Gulch, a small stream flowed out to the NW from a culvert under the road.\u00a0 This stream eventually goes over Bridal Veil Falls, but it was much smaller up here.\u00a0 On the S side of the road was a slough, which SPHP naturally dubbed Rubicon Slough.\u00a0 The surface of Rubicon Slough was almost entirely thickly covered with gray-green duckweed.\u00a0 The water&#8217;s surface was scarcely visible.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5630\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0937.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Rubicon Slough. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A little SE of Rubicon Slough was a metal building, and a fence with a No Trespassing sign.\u00a0 The land to the S was likely part of the Richmond Hill mining operations.\u00a0 It was now clear that if Lupe had actually returned to No. 186.2 after leaving Little Crow Peak, it would have taken her into that private property.\u00a0 It was a good thing Lupe came the way she did.\u00a0 This route was a shortcut, too!\u00a0 Lupe had saved more than a mile coming via Carbonate Camp Cemetery and Rubicon Slough.<\/p>\n<p>From Rubicon Slough, a very rocky road went NE up a ridge.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP followed it.\u00a0 Near a power line at the top of the ridge, another road came in from the SSE.\u00a0 This was the road that would wind N following the long ridge to Spearfish Peak.\u00a0 It intersected the road from Rubicon Slough just S of a small private cabin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5631\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0938-e1600873939618.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near the little cabin on the ridge NNE of Rubicon Slough. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A couple of Private Property signs near the little cabin had been spray painted over with black paint for some reason.\u00a0 Lupe continued N on the road, which SPHP now believed was USFS Road No. 220, although Lupe and SPHP never saw any marker for it.\u00a0 The road went past some other private property.\u00a0 At a fork in the road, Lupe stayed to the NW.\u00a0 She passed by some land for sale.<\/p>\n<p>From the land for sale, the road went downhill and\u00a0passed beneath the power line again.\u00a0 Spearfish Peak was now visible to the N.\u00a0 Lupe had come clear around the upper end of Rubicon Gulch, and was finally getting closer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5641\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5641\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Spearfish Peak is in view to the N. The power line really helped SPHP stay oriented so Lupe was able to remain on the correct road instead of wandering off on one of the possible side roads on the way to Spearfish Peak, which often was not in view until Lupe got close.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0948.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spearfish Peak is in view to the N. The power line really helped SPHP stay oriented so Lupe was able to remain on the correct road instead of wandering off on one of the possible side roads on the way to Spearfish Peak, which often was not in view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>USFS Road No. 220 wound around to the W of the power line, but generally headed N toward Spearfish Peak.\u00a0 The road\u00a0stayed up on the ridge.\u00a0 Sometimes Lupe could see Little Crow Peak to the SW.\u00a0 Eventually Spearfish Peak came into view.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t much farther N now!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5632\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Beautiful new light green aspen leaves were sprouting.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0939.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful new light green aspen leaves were sprouting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>USFS Road No. 220 eventually crossed under to the E side of the power line again, but Lupe did not.\u00a0 Instead, she followed a road going N\u00a0beneath the power line for a little way.\u00a0 When a side road turned NW toward Spearfish Peak, Lupe took that one.\u00a0 It soon ended at the edge of the forest.\u00a0 A faint single track trail went up the SE ridge of Spearfish Peak.\u00a0 Lupe was able to follow it all the way to the top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5634\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe on the highest rock on Spearfish Peak. Photo looks WNW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0941.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe on the highest rock on Spearfish Peak. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5633\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe's paw next to the survey benchmark on Spearfish Peak.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0940.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe&#8217;s paw next to the survey benchmark on Spearfish Peak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rock formation at the top of Spearfish Peak was only a few feet high.\u00a0 Lupe immediately claimed her second peakbagging success of the day!\u00a0 Lupe found a survey benchmark right next to the highest rock.<\/p>\n<p>Like Little Crow Peak, Spearfish Peak was heavily forested.\u00a0 Once again, the only open\u00a0views were to the S.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the haze hadn&#8217;t dissipated at all yet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5635\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"A very hazy view of Bald Mountain (6,617 ft.) and Terry Peak (7,064 ft.) from Spearfish Peak. Photo looks S.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0942.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A very hazy view of <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=19817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bald Mountain<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,617 ft.) <\/span><\/strong>(L)\u00a0and <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)\u00a0from Spearfish Peak. Photo looks S using the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5636\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Little Crow Peak from Spearfish Peak. Photo looks SW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0943.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Crow Peak from Spearfish Peak using the telephoto lens. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It seemed like it had taken a long time to get to Spearfish Peak from Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP were both ready for another break.\u00a0 SPHP ate the last apple.\u00a0 Lupe had Taste of the Wild.\u00a0 Water was the only other available provision.\u00a0 Lupe curled up to rest at SPHP&#8217;s feet.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, this haze was going to hang around all day.\u00a0 Strange, and a little frustrating.\u00a0\u00a0Approaching Spearfish Peak, there had been some big views evident\u00a0off to the NE, but it had been impossible to actually see much.\u00a0 It was too bad, but there was nothing to be done about it.<\/p>\n<p>When the rest break was over, Lupe posed for a few more summit photos.\u00a0 Then it was time to go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5637\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0944.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back on the summit rock. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0945.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5639\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5639\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600874087372-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600875933852.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600875933852.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600875933852.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600875933852.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600875933852.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0946-e1600874087372.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sitting next to the survey benchmark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the way down again, the faint trail up the SE ridge was so faint that SPHP lost it entirely.\u00a0 It turned out Lupe was coming down well to the N of the trail.\u00a0 Lupe finally reached it again, not too far from the road.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5640\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"The same type of flower common on Little Crow Peak was flourishing on Spearfish Peak, too.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0947.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=660%2C495&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The same type of flower common on Little Crow Peak was flourishing on Spearfish Peak, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once Lupe was back\u00a0on the road, all she had to do was retrace her earlier route back to Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 The return trip seemed to go considerably faster.\u00a0 SPHP didn&#8217;t have to keep\u00a0stopping to check the maps anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP were taking another break in the forest near the start of the faint road to Little Crow Peak when an ATV roared up the main\u00a0road from the W.\u00a0 Surprisingly, the ATV stopped at the intersection.\u00a0 The driver spotted Lupe and SPHP right away and waved.\u00a0 SPHP waved back.\u00a0 Lupe growled.\u00a0 Within a minute, another ATV roared up and stopped.\u00a0 The two drivers got on their cell phones.<\/p>\n<p>The first driver got off his ATV and came to talk to SPHP.\u00a0 Did SPHP know where the road to the Cleopatra Mine was?\u00a0 Not really, although the Cleopatra Mine was somewhere up Squaw Creek beyond the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub.\u00a0 The ATV&#8217;s weren&#8217;t that close to it here.\u00a0 The Cleopatra Mine was on a hillside, but a lot lower down than this.<\/p>\n<p>SPHP mentioned how hazy it was.\u00a0 The ATV driver said\u00a0the haze\u00a0was smoke from the huge wildfire going on up near Ft. McMurray in Canada.\u00a0 SPHP was surprised, but it made some sense.\u00a0 That would explain why the haze hadn&#8217;t dissipated all day long.\u00a0 On the other hand, Ft. McMurray was an extremely long way N, way up in northern Alberta.<\/p>\n<p>The ATV&#8217;s roared off.\u00a0 Lupe smiled.\u00a0 It was evening now.\u00a0 American Dingoes like this time of day.\u00a0 There was still time to go back up Little Crow Peak one more time.\u00a0 So, Lupe did.\u00a0 The cool evening air energized her.\u00a0 She raced through the forest sniffing.\u00a0 She found a few squirrels to bark at.\u00a0 She heard wild turkeys gobble in the woods.\u00a0 She climbed Little Crow Peak again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5643\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Lupe returns to the summit of Little Crow Peak. Photo looks W.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0950.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lupe returns to the summit of Little Crow Peak. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe and SPHP lingered on Little Crow Peak.\u00a0 It was cooler out now, and getting a little chilly.\u00a0 Finally, SPHP was ready.\u00a0 Lupe headed back down the mountain.\u00a0 SPHP had been collecting Lupe Treasures since leaving Spearfish Peak.\u00a0 SPHP resumed collecting along No. 186.2 on the way back to the G6.\u00a0 Lupe stayed on the alert for squirrels.<\/p>\n<p>The way down seemed very long, steep, and rocky.\u00a0\u00a0No wonder it had been tough going up in the morning!\u00a0\u00a0Lupe\u00a0stayed on\u00a0No. 186.2 all the way down.\u00a0 At the bottom, SPHP wanted to see where No. 186.2 joined Cleopatra Road.\u00a0 It came out between private cabins just N (downstream) of the bridge over Spearfish Creek.<\/p>\n<p>It had been a pretty long day.\u00a0 The light was fading.\u00a0 Someday Lupe would have to return\u00a0to go see the Devil&#8217;s Bathtub.\u00a0 It was way too late to do that now.\u00a0 Time to go home (8:37 PM, 52\u00b0F).<\/p>\n<p>For miles, Lupe rode in the G6 with her head out the window.\u00a0 She was hoping to see a deer, but there weren&#8217;t any down in Spearfish Canyon.\u00a0 Finally, Lupe gave up.\u00a0 She pulled her head back inside, curled up on the seat, and heaved a great sigh before falling asleep.\u00a0 At least there would be Alpo at home!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5644\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5644\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"Crow Peak (5,787 ft.) in the evening as seen through the haze and branches of trees on Little Crow Peak. Photo looks NW.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0951.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=26346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crow Peak<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5,787 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> in the evening as seen through the haze and branches of trees on Little Crow Peak. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Lupe Treasures collected:\u00a04 glass bottles,\u00a04 plastic bottles, 30 aluminum cans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5721\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Black Hills Expedition<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Black Hills Expedition<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=29977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 258 &#8211; Spearfish Peak &amp; Little Crow Peak (11-19-20)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose\u00a0from\u00a0Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=3964\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Black Hills Expeditions Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Master Adventure Index<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">new Lupe adventures<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The patio was damp, but that was all.\u00a0 It must have sprinkled overnight.\u00a0 Plenty of clouds were still around.\u00a0 Normally, even a little rain would help clear the air.\u00a0 Not this time.\u00a0 It was hazy.\u00a0 Very, very hazy.\u00a0 Otherwise it was a beautiful day in early May.\u00a0 SPHP hoped the haze would burn off before &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=5645\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Black Hills, SD Expedition No. 171 &#8211; Little Crow Peak &#038; Spearfish Peak (5-7-16)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[105,9,130,106,639,637,104,304,476,638],"class_list":["post-5645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-hills","tag-american-dingo","tag-black-hills-expeditions","tag-bridal-veil-falls","tag-carolina-dog","tag-devils-bathtub","tag-little-crow-peak","tag-lupe","tag-south-dakota","tag-spearfish-canyon","tag-spearfish-peak"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0935.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\/5645","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=5645"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30475,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5645\/revisions\/30475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}