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Early morning lighting on Lyons Creek Road, looking back at Turtle Mountain (R).Ptolemy SE5 with sunrise and clouds from the Lyons Creek Road.Biking the Goat Creek Road.Biking the Goat Creek Road.Biking the Goat Creek Road.Biking the Goat Creek Road. Note the bridge ahead - this is where you leave the main road to the R.On the old overgrown (or at least unused) road.The gate ahead marks the edge of a wildland zone.Darrah (L), Unnamed, Pengelly and McGladrey (R) ahead. Summits not visible yet.The road becomes overgrown.Off the bike and walking along the old road which is partially washed away in places.This clever pile of debris hides a "secret" trail.On the little side trail that avoids some bushwhacking into the creek coming off McGladrey.Darrah N2 (L), Pengelly and an outlier of McGladrey at right.Ascending through fall coloured foliage towards McGladrey.Ascending the lower slopes towards McGladrey, Darrah N2 at left, Pengelly at center.Ascending a drainage on the south slopes of McGladrey.Looking back down the drainage to my approach.Here I still thought that the peak rising at right was McGladrey. It's not. :)Looking back down the ascent slopes with the outlier at right.
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