The opera singing may be about to conclude on the 2008 outdoor crazy season....
OK - Make that Concluded. Fall has fell, White stuff litters the high country, and other activities approach...
See you all next year ... presuming there is one....
The counties of Utah summit exploration pastime included some revisits and some new items....
| Summit | Alt/County | What/When | Who |
| Fish Lake High Top | 11633 / Sevier | First / 2008.07.25 | Dad/James |
| Blue Bell Knoll | 11322 / Wayne | Redo / 2008.07.26 | Dad/James/Marilyn |
| Pink Cliffs (Line) | 10080 / Kane | First / 2008.08.22 | Dad/James |
| Andy Nelson peak | 10028 / Kane | Redo / 2008.08.23 | Dad/James/Melissa/Joshua/Amanda/German |
| Willard Peak | 09763 / Weber | Technicality/ 2008.09.20 | Amanda (official summit mark not contacted) |
Some annoying tallies so far:
| Counties | Summits/Highpoints | |
Confirmed Visits by one or more of us: | 16 | 15 |
Unconfirmed Visits by one or more of us : | 1 | 1 |
Remaining to Visit: | 12 | 10 |
Total for Utah: | 29 | 26 |
What happens when we get there ... the summit rituals .....
The summit rituals (in whatever order we deem applicable at the time) consist of:
(0) Arrive at the identifiable summit mark device - choices are Benchmark/Cairn/Register - or verify with GPS.
(1) Engage in jubilation - high-fives, group hugs, or other self-congratulatory expressions - as appropriate.
(2) Using water bottle, pour water on summit cairn or bench mark. Origin uncertain, but nevertheless customry.
(3) Using GPS, store exact Lat/Long or UTM coordinates of actual summit; record GPS altitude reading.
(4) Using camera, photodocument the visit as follows:
(--.1) The summit cairn/register/benchmark
(--.2) The summit team at the summit marker(s) - Permutations of summit team, taken by one member not shown
or entire team with self-timer of camera when possible.
(--.3) Horizon panoramae from summit.
(5) Eat lunch or other traditional/experimental foodstuffs (granny smith, bagels, dried cranberry), Chat, rest, extend jubilation as needed.
(6) engage in Optional extensions as desired
(7) Keep eye on weather and daylight and get-the-heck off as appropriate.
Optional Extensions:
(6.1) Welcome of slower stragglers to summit location using step (1) as necessary.
(6.2) Metaphysical conversations re grandeur of terrain, goodness of life, joy of discovery
(6.3) Discussion of descent routes.
Comments in re the above:
Item (0) is the essential pre-requisite item for being able to claim a summit visit, according to many, including us.
It is hence included in our rituals.
The technicality issue we currently have with Willard Peak is that item (0) verification could not be completed for safety reasons - no official summit verifier contacted.
We only got items 1, 4.3 and 7 completed prior to the noted T-Storm near-miss.
Finally, some really annoying lists ..... Only a hike fanatic could survive this next part - read at your own risk...
Annoying specifics on where we have been so far:
| Summit | Alt | County | Notes | |
| AmericanForkTwinPk | 11489 | Salt Lake | 19xx-BC/J2/JG/AC | |
| KingsPk | 13528 | Duchesne | 19xx-BC/JG/J2 | |
| NaomiPk | 09979 | Cache | 2001-BC/J2/AC | |
| BridgerPk | 09255 | Rich | 2001-BC/J2/AC | |
| ThurstonPk | 09706 | Davis/Morgan | 200x-BC/J2 | |
| Deseret Pk | 11031 | Tooele | 200x-BC/J2 | |
| Cardwell(&Liner) | 10743/10840 | Wasatch | 200x-BC/J2 | |
| Monument Pk | 10452 | Carbon | 2005-BC/GC/J2/JGJ | |
| EastMountain | 10743 | Emery | 2005-BC/J2 | |
| AndyNelson(+Liner) | 10028/10080 | Kane | 2005-BC/J2/MH/JG/AC | |
| Brian Head Pk | 11307 | Iron | 2005-BC/J2/MN/AC | |
| Mt Nebo | 11928 | Utah | 2006-J2 | |
| SouthTentMtn | 11285 | Sanpete | 2007-BC/J2/AC | |
| BlueBell Knoll | 11328 | Wayne | 2007-BC/GCJ2/MN | |
| FishLakeHighTop | 11633 | Sevier | 2008-BC/J2 | |
| *Willard Pk | 9764 | Weber | 2008-AC |
What is left to do in Utah (rough order of difficulty/probability):
| Summit | Alt | County | Notes |
| Willard Peak | 9763 | Weber | Prime candidate for May-June 2009 for confirm of official summit - DayHike |
| Delano Peak | 12173 | Beaver/Piute | Tushar Range nr Beaver - moderate - Car camp overnight at 10K |
| Mount Peale | 12721 | SanJuan | La Sal range nr Moab - moderate (LaSal Pass) - overnight @ Moab |
| Bull Mtn | 09920 | Boxelder | Raft River range NW Utah - huge 4WD trip - easy walk - no overnight |
| Signal Peak | 10365 | Washington | Pine Valley range nr St George - long hike - Ovrenight car camp - Reunion possibility |
| Mine Camp Peak | 10222 | Millard | nr Fillmore/Richfield - Huge 4WD trip - short hike - Overnight in Richfield |
| Benchmark Eccentric | 12276 | Uintah/Daggett | Uinta range nr Spirit Lake - moderate if we do Spirit Lake again |
| Gilbert Peak | 13442 | Summit | Henrys Fork nr Kings Peak - anyone for a 4 day 26 mile pack trip? |
| Mount Waas | 12331 | Grand | nr Moab - LaSal range - still trying to research the access route |
| Mount Ellen | 11522 | Garfield | Henry range nr Canyonlands ... extreme middle of nowhere - long hike |
| Ibapah Peak | 12087 | Juab | nr Nevada border .... absolute middle of nowhere - huge hike |
Other unresolved issues:
Box Elder Peak - 11101' - Dad/James/Amanda
Mount Nebo - 11928' - Dad
Thats all, folks....
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