Climbing Missouri Mountain (14,067 ft)

We had decided to climb Missouri Mountain, which is near Oxford and Belford, which we'd climbed two years prior. We picked an alternate route up to the summit, which we thought would be more pleasant...unfortunately, it turned out to be a very steep slog, with an exciting 4WD lead in and out as well!

Thankfully, we summited, so we don't have to do that one again!

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A ridgeline south of Huron PeakLonny, with slightly angelic lightingIowa Peak towering above the valleyThe steep grassy hillside 1300 feet high we had to ascendShari, Lonny, and BradA Gentian FlowerShari and Brian on the trail1,300 feet of grassy misery
Lisa, ascending the grassy knollHuron in the distance, plus a perspective on the slope of ascentA Lake Fork valley panoramaShari, up on the ridge (13,900 feet) that snakes up to the summitThe summit of Missouri, with people visible on itLonny reaches the summitBrad, Shari, Lonny, Brian, and Lisa on the summitSummit Panorama
Lisa and Brian on the summitLisa, enjoying her high-tech freeze dried ice creamMmmm...ice cream!Looking back on Pt. 13,930 and the descent route (down the the left)Belford Peak, visible across Missouri Gulch, which drops down over 1,500 feet belowLonny and Brad descending below some broken cliffsOur return route through a small scrambling sectionMissouri Gulch
A rain squall moves over HuronShari and Lisa descending the talus covered slopeShari, Brad, and Lonny, resting by a cairnLonny's sauntering descent from MissouriSunlight illuminates a peak at the end of the valleyBrad descends the 4WD roadThe first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journeyThe first, and shallowest, stream crossing on the return journey
The second stream crossing had some much deeper spotsThe second return stream crossing with the jaunt around the islandThe Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (1 of 4)The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (2 of 4)The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (3 of 4)The Land Cruiser plunges into the second, deeper, stream crossing (4 of 4)

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