| Galena Peak- rained out Trip Report |
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| Galena Peak- rained out   | 
| Page Type: Trip Report Location: California, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 34.07100°N / 116.845°W Date Climbed/Hiked: Mar 15, 2002 | Page By: Khanes Created/Edited: Mar 15, 2003 / Object ID: 168852 Hits: 406 Loading... Page Score: 0% - 0 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Three of us headed out of Mill Creek Wash this morning (07:30) with hopes of reaching the Headwall, and then summiting Galena Peak. The morning started with a light mist, but by the time we had traveled half-way up the wash, the rain started pouring. Criss-crossing the creek was not a problem, and fortunately the rocks were not slippery either. The danger lied in the saturation of rock and earth above us. Soon the water runoff went from a clear color to a muddy brown. Just before the headwall, where the creek narrows tightly, we were greeted by a rather large sized falling rock on one side, and several smaller ones on the opposite side. Even with helmets on, it didn't seem safe to travel on, and plus, the headwall wasn't looking any more stable. The Peak will be there another day, so we turned around. By this time the rain had turned to a mix of sleet and freezing rain (not fun!). It was quite a jaunt back to the car as soaked as we were, and by now the little snow on the ground had turned to slush. All in all, if you can believe it, the trip was a blast and very worth it. We all learned a lot about wet-winter travel. Thank goodness for the bathrooms at the parkign lot. The awning above afforded us just enough protection to slip out of our soaked clothes and into something dry. -DEFINITELY A CANYON MORE SUITED FOR DRIER DAYS-
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