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| Rocky outcropping, east side of Tortugas Mountain |
Dr. K, Becca and I decided to hike completely around Tortugas Mountain this morning. The route we chose was 4.22 miles, and we averaged 2.45 mph. We made the loop in about 1 hour 25 minutes. I made a GPS track along the way, in addition to taking a few photographs, and I opened the track later on Google Earth and have posted a few screen shots. The Google Earth images give a good idea of what it's like to circle the mountain.
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| Rugged desert, south side of Tortugas |
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| Desert mountain biker, Tortugas's west side |
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| Northern flank of Tortugas, Organ Mountains in background |
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| Becca plying the northern section of trail around Tortugas |
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| Our track on the western flank, courtesy Google Earth |
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| Google Earth image of our GPS track, northern flank of Tortugas |
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| Google Earth aerial perspective of our circuit around Tortugas Mountain |
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| Looking at Tortugas from the east, courtesy Google Earth |
1 comment:
A pretty strenuous hike, even if it was only a little over 4 miles.
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