A Short Hike Above Bear Canyon, Points 6702, 7135 and 6810 – 8/23/2015

A Gopher Snake in a wash above Bear Canyon - after spotting us he disappeared into cracks below a small rock face. August 2015.
A Gopher Snake in a wash above Bear Canyon – after spotting us he disappeared into cracks below a small rock face. August 2015.

Points 6702, 7135 and 6810 east of Bear Canyon are, in many ways, ‘nothing special’ – but marks on a map are a great excuse to wander away from well trodden paths – and more often than not thru spots of subtle beauty, sometimes surrounded by sublimely devilish brush…

Summer rains filling Bear Canyon with beautiful running water. August 2015.
Summer rains filling Bear Canyon with beautiful running water. August 2015.
Juniper Berries. August 2015.
Juniper Berries. August 2015.
Wet mushrooms near the ridge east of Bear Canyon. August 2015.
Wet mushrooms near the ridge east of Bear Canyon. August 2015.
Looking across Bear Canyon from Point 6810 on the ridge east of Bear Canyon. August 2015.
Looking across Bear Canyon from Point 6810 on the ridge east of Bear Canyon. August 2015.

Lower Green Mountain Trailhead, Green Mountain Trail, off trail up onto the ridge, Point 6702, Point 7135, Point 6810, Bug Spring Trail, Lower Green Mountain Trailhead. 3.9 miles, +/- 2000′ of elevation gain/loss.

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