We decided to eat breakfast later on the trail. The temperature only got down to 38 degrees. It was a clear night and the sky was rich with white stars. Gooooood! We restarted the fire and enjoyed the warmth then headed to our tents. I ate the steak and thought it was the best I have ever eaten in my life, maybe the setting? Jim said it was the best he has eaten in his life. It has the great effect of having the meat cooked in various degrees of doneness, from rare to medium well. I dropped them on the grill right over the coals. I brought high quality restaurant grade prime rib eye, then added a slight marinade. After the fire was started I let it burn down to coals then put my 2 ounce chicken wire grill over the coals. We were able to find some dead branches to cut for a fire. Thank goodness for a very light but strong saw that Jim gave me a couple of years back. The warm sun and the splendor of the area was aha inspiring as we set up the tents. We were staying just a little above the timberline in the U area of the lake at the highest elevation I have ever camped, 11975 feet. The lake was my 100th mile of peakbagging since the end of May. It took us 6.6 miles and we made the hike in 5 hours & 35 minutes. We arrived at Horseshoe Lake and were thrilled by the expansive high country beauty. I have hiked so many peaks this year, 26 before this trip, that I didn’t even feel the hike. It was a beautiful forested hike, at times crossing and hiking near a pretty little stream. On the way up someone told us about a good camping area at Horseshoe Lake so we changed plans and decided to stay there. (The steak weighed more than my pack.) Our plan was to camp at Lost Lake then hike 5 peaks the next day. This hike, including all the group gear and two pounds one ounce of prime rib eye steak, I was carrying 35 pounds. On that hike I was carrying about 50 pounds. This was before I became an ultralight luxury camper. I hiked Wheeler Peak with my son Garret 6 years ago on the same month. We left on trail 56 which later turned into trail 91. We started at 10:00 AM at an elevation of 9630 feet. It was a cool clear fresh crisp morning when we started hiking. We left my house at 5:45 AM, drove to the town of Red River then south on highway 578 to a parking area on the East Fork of the Red River. Ascent of Lew Wallace Peak on Climber: Phil Robinson Others in Party:Īscent Trip ReportBright and early Friday morning, Septemmy friend Jim Miller and I headed north to hike the highest peak in New Mexico, Wheeler Peak, plus 4 other peaks.
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