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Broken Top South Peak, Oregon, August 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Sunday, August 4, I hiked and scrambled up Broken Top South Peak in Central Oregon’s Cascade Range. This is the obvious, but not officially named peak 0.34 mile south of the actual summit of Broken Top. It has 454 … Continue reading →

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Big Craggies, Oregon, June 2019

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday afternoon, June 23, I rendezvoused with three peakbagging friends, Caleb Morris, Michael Berry, and Michael Wanberg above the confluence of the Illinois and Rogue Rivers. We then drove to our campsite deep in the Rogue River – Siskiyou … Continue reading →

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Mazatzal Peak, Arizona, April 2019

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Thursday, April 18, Linda and I and our dogs parked our trailer beside the Barnhardt Trailhead road and camped below the crest of the Mazatzal Mountains south of Payson, Arizona. We were boondocking, which meant we had no hookups … Continue reading →

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Forest Hill, Arizona, March 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Paul McClellan

On Saturday, March 30, I joined the Southern Arizona Hiking Club for a climb of Forest Hill, the highpoint of the Little Rincon Mountains east of Tucson. Forest Hill has 6114 feet of elevation and 1554 feet of topographic prominence, … Continue reading →

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