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I've been contemplating this route for about two years now, and with the weather still holding out here in Salt Lake, I thought Saturday would be a great time to give it a try. Jeff, aka Circles, who joined me last weekend on Dale Peak decided to join me once again on this 10.8 mile loop. The route would take us up the west side of Grandeur Peak, to its summit, and then we would head down the most popular route, the Church Fork Trail, before jumping on the Pipeline Trail and then heading west to the Pipe Line Overlook, from there we made our way north until we intersected with the Dragon's Tail Route Trail and then on, back to our vehicles. The Pipe Line trail west of the Church Fork Trail, and the route from the overlook to the Dragon's Tail Trail I had never hiked before, so I was excited to see some new scenery.
We began at the trailhead at 8:00 am and began our route up Grandeur via the West Slope Trail. Now the West Slope Trail is one of my least favorite trails in the Wasatch. It's essentially straight up and exposed for most of the way to the summit. My knees and left hip were not to happy with me yesterday, so I just plodded along until the summit. When we reached the summit, we took one of our three breaks on the hike and enjoyed some snacks and the views. After maybe thirty minutes up top, we headed down the Church Fork Route, where we ran into quite a few people heading up to the summit.
We eventually reached the intersection with the Pipeline Trail, where we stopped and took our second break. A quick snack this time and we were off for Rattlesnake Gulch and the Pipe Line Overlook beyond. It was a little over three miles to the overlook, and when we reached it, we took our final break before making our way back north to the trailhead.
![Grandeur_Peak_Lollipop_Loop.jpg Grandeur_Peak_Lollipop_Loop.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104975-63f5766c45ad1c9304bfc6d67c5221d5.jpg)
Route overview map
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104908-5f282759fffa655c115ee045c60e8fd8.jpg)
Reaching our trail that heads up the west side of Grandeur Peak
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104909-b0cce6a302ba0030403710cfe77a2ee4.jpg)
Common Storksbill along the trail
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104910-5ded0ded4e397835dd4207ed0974f145.jpg)
Once again, my obligatory Mount Olympus shot
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104911-5964289f95997a6256f11693c9f9df85.jpg)
Parley's Canyon and I-80 still in the shadow of Grandeur
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104912-648fb77087e202d4487001ace589a3cd.jpg)
Sunlight on Parley's Ridge
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104913-f4e0066600c2a28110074124ea217293.jpg)
Nothing but up from here on.
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104914-b259d1dc4f8dad432b7dcf317ff7ba39.jpg)
My knees are screaming!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104915-4d70ab185ddd4b33cba251a850760413.jpg)
These asters have seen better days
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104916-e7286bc2b737fa69a87ff6a7bcea622e.jpg)
Sunlight reaching the northern ridge and summmit
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104917-4e52858dc7c8403f0ead5fd7ab197279.jpg)
The east side of the Dragon's Trail dipping down into the drainage
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104977-782c3e77eb79fbf70d35663b386e0d8f.jpg)
Catching the morning sun through some Mountain Mahogany above us along the Dragon's Tail Ridge to our south
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104920-cd34d2e8ebe207092844990675cadefd.jpg)
Alost 2/3rds of the way up we ran into some aster that is still blooming in December!
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104921-ad24f63a712527f629b45dafc1996564.jpg)
Jeff, stopping to take a picture of the aster
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104922-331993e085cde874737d0db643fffc4c.jpg)
Reaching the mountain mahogany
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104923-5fc0ef34653794cb55008c228458dfdf.jpg)
Good to have the sun finally hitting us.
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104924-d8100fc4d66b08d83dba6ba832dc0557.jpg)
View to the north from the ridge
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104925-a2936e6f25a2eae59187822bbd5c8f24.jpg)
Lookout Peak in the distance. To the left of center is Dale Peak, where we hiked last week
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104926-5772dd086f73b7a292d0783c957c1447.jpg)
Jeff, getting close to the summit
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104927-429936e0363981687a31e8fe24bf0cfb.jpg)
View from the top, looking east. There is no snow this time unlike two weeks ago on my Dragon's Tail hike
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104928-d89df96710811e55d7b360effa5a40df.jpg)
View from the top
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104929-5bc523b6e5b370f848d8cf8535719ec1.jpg)
Millvue Peak ahead, Murdock Peak beyond, and the snow covered Uintas in the far distance
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104978-420d956a3fb764710c4f7062673c0c1a.jpg)
From Mount Aire to Gbller Knob, and upper Millcreek Canyon
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104931-376882d784d637a5a924580b929db51c.jpg)
Summit shot thanks to a a trail runner
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104932-244d03501af2d31c04bc25e48c254fd6.jpg)
Snack and relaxation time
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104933-2b265e24e9704cc2d5df120159fce977.jpg)
Jeff, taking some shots of the valley below before heading down Church Fork
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104934-9678f80da40f395278d1356b54aa0a66.jpg)
Inversion building up in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104935-a6b8777f4f88fe33f354b1d6cdbb5265.jpg)
Beginning our decent into Church Fork
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104936-3c2f84e0b5185e5f738f7fe879a4eef6.jpg)
Oregon Grape along the trail
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104937-94b4c6b019ef57d366581d94ffb3bb40.jpg)
Aspen along the ridge
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104939-5e9cd07efeffd5de6969c59ea432487c.jpg)
Nice view of upper Church Fork with Church Fork Peak. Can you spot the yurt?
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104940-e4144e0f23745cae08dfbc3139e6f9ca.jpg)
A couple of spruce on the ridge
![34.jpg 34.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104941-ad25cb753918329b41cd45cb2959bbae.jpg)
A view down into Church Fork
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104942-f16ddda90bd8631c1776402885032aed.jpg)
A look back up at Grandeur from the Church Fork side
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104943-a2f1016d8bdbe2e658422800d952c751.jpg)
The art of moseying.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104944-6b7ebd63989cf4797bb0558dcc170788.jpg)
Church Fork
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104945-120c33ea069f72756f848b1ccd0ff8c8.jpg)
Arriving at the Pipe Line Trail intersection
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104946-d1caa82842d27216a701a5d619164bea.jpg)
Limestone cliff band above
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104947-fb125e68b2718ebff47a865a15a93c29.jpg)
A look back up Millcreek Canyon with Millvue Peak at the center
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104948-ce9483ce5dd654d2edb2b3f7bfbffb90.jpg)
Old piece of pipe and thus the name of the trail
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104949-0a53327057c09fcf713227ce28166057.jpg)
Some donut humor on the pipe.
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104950-44e427e8242d6f7011522ba347e9359e.jpg)
Making our way towards Rattlesnake Gulch
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104951-118c25b553c1a61bdf84ea1f99936c03.jpg)
Entering Scout Hollow with Grandeur above
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104952-7e69ed1c432fd61f5440ebc87acda44e.jpg)
The Pipe Line Trail
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104953-535022e6fbdaf3041eab00a057d1cf6e.jpg)
@Titans - more spurge.![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104954-f69b6174440770c5ccb78921313da840.jpg)
Unbelievable! A grass hopper in December. That's a first for me in the Wasatch.
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104955-13e4f13d3a61a8c59034465ce313a227.jpg)
The switchbacks down into Rattlesnake Gulch
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104956-4b2fa753aff301aba94ff314c4ba7717.jpg)
Next stop: Pipe Line Overlook
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104957-910ce75155ee5dc34bf0f377e12cb20b.jpg)
View of Grandeur from Rattlesnake Gulch
![52.jpg 52.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104959-eaed409a6f7e2b971447739685756330.jpg)
Jeff on his way to the overlook
![53.jpg 53.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104960-90f249330330c308a18e73e13b52f560.jpg)
National Forest Signpost
![54.jpg 54.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104961-8fa101026bbc48f1533b6be3ed479e8f.jpg)
Looking at the ridge across the canyon with Triangle Peak in the upper right
![55.jpg 55.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104962-1d2dd5c158a21ba1621f743d92625e60.jpg)
View north from the lookout
![56.jpg 56.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104963-5a07a366640a023c31efa85c7cb44832.jpg)
Grandeur Peak from the lookout
![57.jpg 57.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104964-d5ddf8c2b70f970a81058ea959680f55.jpg)
Leaving the lookout
![58.jpg 58.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104965-99f0efce55416ab79ef0b291ce98ef4a.jpg)
Still some green in December amongst the scrub oak
![59.jpg 59.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104966-f6a74d67a614b60eff522a2fb89e3524.jpg)
Looking up towards the summit
![60.jpg 60.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104967-3923f0132c33de172f0f6354af23564f.jpg)
Paraglider ahead
![61.jpg 61.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104968-cbb3d1f34d3cbfba60dfab3e9719a420.jpg)
The Dragon Tail formation
![62.jpg 62.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104969-3f0c8afcf11a471202a568a3e2120001.jpg)
More spring green in December
![63.jpg 63.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104970-448a331108d31aa834c9fe2943bd3b40.jpg)
Jeff and the Dragon's Tail
![64.jpg 64.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104971-adc21b7c6c27dc27a5a8a8e43cee53d9.jpg)
I loved the looks of this juniper on the point
![65.jpg 65.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104972-6cf46fcd61a48fe5e0dbdcf41a50356a.jpg)
Another shot due east of the Dragon's Tail and a second paraglider
![66.jpg 66.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104973-93ef43f00535b91a79d92a90fc11f0a0.jpg)
View of Grandeur from near the trailhead
![67.jpg 67.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104974-71a48039358afdc337df6e44469e47a2.jpg)
Home sweet home! Back at the Jeep. The Subaru is in the shop. It had a seized caliper and they have to order a new one in. Can't
wait for that bill.![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I've attached the KMZ file of our route for those who want to see it in Google Earth.
The End
We began at the trailhead at 8:00 am and began our route up Grandeur via the West Slope Trail. Now the West Slope Trail is one of my least favorite trails in the Wasatch. It's essentially straight up and exposed for most of the way to the summit. My knees and left hip were not to happy with me yesterday, so I just plodded along until the summit. When we reached the summit, we took one of our three breaks on the hike and enjoyed some snacks and the views. After maybe thirty minutes up top, we headed down the Church Fork Route, where we ran into quite a few people heading up to the summit.
We eventually reached the intersection with the Pipeline Trail, where we stopped and took our second break. A quick snack this time and we were off for Rattlesnake Gulch and the Pipe Line Overlook beyond. It was a little over three miles to the overlook, and when we reached it, we took our final break before making our way back north to the trailhead.
![Grandeur_Peak_Lollipop_Loop.jpg Grandeur_Peak_Lollipop_Loop.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104975-63f5766c45ad1c9304bfc6d67c5221d5.jpg)
Route overview map
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104908-5f282759fffa655c115ee045c60e8fd8.jpg)
Reaching our trail that heads up the west side of Grandeur Peak
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104909-b0cce6a302ba0030403710cfe77a2ee4.jpg)
Common Storksbill along the trail
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104910-5ded0ded4e397835dd4207ed0974f145.jpg)
Once again, my obligatory Mount Olympus shot
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104911-5964289f95997a6256f11693c9f9df85.jpg)
Parley's Canyon and I-80 still in the shadow of Grandeur
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104912-648fb77087e202d4487001ace589a3cd.jpg)
Sunlight on Parley's Ridge
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104913-f4e0066600c2a28110074124ea217293.jpg)
Nothing but up from here on.
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104914-b259d1dc4f8dad432b7dcf317ff7ba39.jpg)
My knees are screaming!
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104915-4d70ab185ddd4b33cba251a850760413.jpg)
These asters have seen better days
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104916-e7286bc2b737fa69a87ff6a7bcea622e.jpg)
Sunlight reaching the northern ridge and summmit
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104917-4e52858dc7c8403f0ead5fd7ab197279.jpg)
The east side of the Dragon's Trail dipping down into the drainage
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104977-782c3e77eb79fbf70d35663b386e0d8f.jpg)
Catching the morning sun through some Mountain Mahogany above us along the Dragon's Tail Ridge to our south
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104920-cd34d2e8ebe207092844990675cadefd.jpg)
Alost 2/3rds of the way up we ran into some aster that is still blooming in December!
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104921-ad24f63a712527f629b45dafc1996564.jpg)
Jeff, stopping to take a picture of the aster
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104922-331993e085cde874737d0db643fffc4c.jpg)
Reaching the mountain mahogany
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104923-5fc0ef34653794cb55008c228458dfdf.jpg)
Good to have the sun finally hitting us.
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104924-d8100fc4d66b08d83dba6ba832dc0557.jpg)
View to the north from the ridge
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104925-a2936e6f25a2eae59187822bbd5c8f24.jpg)
Lookout Peak in the distance. To the left of center is Dale Peak, where we hiked last week
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104926-5772dd086f73b7a292d0783c957c1447.jpg)
Jeff, getting close to the summit
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104927-429936e0363981687a31e8fe24bf0cfb.jpg)
View from the top, looking east. There is no snow this time unlike two weeks ago on my Dragon's Tail hike
![21.jpg 21.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104928-d89df96710811e55d7b360effa5a40df.jpg)
View from the top
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104929-5bc523b6e5b370f848d8cf8535719ec1.jpg)
Millvue Peak ahead, Murdock Peak beyond, and the snow covered Uintas in the far distance
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104978-420d956a3fb764710c4f7062673c0c1a.jpg)
From Mount Aire to Gbller Knob, and upper Millcreek Canyon
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104931-376882d784d637a5a924580b929db51c.jpg)
Summit shot thanks to a a trail runner
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104932-244d03501af2d31c04bc25e48c254fd6.jpg)
Snack and relaxation time
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104933-2b265e24e9704cc2d5df120159fce977.jpg)
Jeff, taking some shots of the valley below before heading down Church Fork
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104934-9678f80da40f395278d1356b54aa0a66.jpg)
Inversion building up in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104935-a6b8777f4f88fe33f354b1d6cdbb5265.jpg)
Beginning our decent into Church Fork
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104936-3c2f84e0b5185e5f738f7fe879a4eef6.jpg)
Oregon Grape along the trail
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104937-94b4c6b019ef57d366581d94ffb3bb40.jpg)
Aspen along the ridge
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104939-5e9cd07efeffd5de6969c59ea432487c.jpg)
Nice view of upper Church Fork with Church Fork Peak. Can you spot the yurt?
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104940-e4144e0f23745cae08dfbc3139e6f9ca.jpg)
A couple of spruce on the ridge
![34.jpg 34.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104941-ad25cb753918329b41cd45cb2959bbae.jpg)
A view down into Church Fork
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104942-f16ddda90bd8631c1776402885032aed.jpg)
A look back up at Grandeur from the Church Fork side
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104943-a2f1016d8bdbe2e658422800d952c751.jpg)
The art of moseying.
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104944-6b7ebd63989cf4797bb0558dcc170788.jpg)
Church Fork
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104945-120c33ea069f72756f848b1ccd0ff8c8.jpg)
Arriving at the Pipe Line Trail intersection
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104946-d1caa82842d27216a701a5d619164bea.jpg)
Limestone cliff band above
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104947-fb125e68b2718ebff47a865a15a93c29.jpg)
A look back up Millcreek Canyon with Millvue Peak at the center
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104948-ce9483ce5dd654d2edb2b3f7bfbffb90.jpg)
Old piece of pipe and thus the name of the trail
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104949-0a53327057c09fcf713227ce28166057.jpg)
Some donut humor on the pipe.
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104950-44e427e8242d6f7011522ba347e9359e.jpg)
Making our way towards Rattlesnake Gulch
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104951-118c25b553c1a61bdf84ea1f99936c03.jpg)
Entering Scout Hollow with Grandeur above
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104952-7e69ed1c432fd61f5440ebc87acda44e.jpg)
The Pipe Line Trail
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104953-535022e6fbdaf3041eab00a057d1cf6e.jpg)
@Titans - more spurge.
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104954-f69b6174440770c5ccb78921313da840.jpg)
Unbelievable! A grass hopper in December. That's a first for me in the Wasatch.
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104955-13e4f13d3a61a8c59034465ce313a227.jpg)
The switchbacks down into Rattlesnake Gulch
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104956-4b2fa753aff301aba94ff314c4ba7717.jpg)
Next stop: Pipe Line Overlook
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/104/104957-910ce75155ee5dc34bf0f377e12cb20b.jpg)
View of Grandeur from Rattlesnake Gulch
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Jeff on his way to the overlook
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National Forest Signpost
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Looking at the ridge across the canyon with Triangle Peak in the upper right
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View north from the lookout
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Grandeur Peak from the lookout
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Leaving the lookout
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Still some green in December amongst the scrub oak
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Looking up towards the summit
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Paraglider ahead
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The Dragon Tail formation
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More spring green in December
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Jeff and the Dragon's Tail
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I loved the looks of this juniper on the point
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Another shot due east of the Dragon's Tail and a second paraglider
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View of Grandeur from near the trailhead
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Home sweet home! Back at the Jeep. The Subaru is in the shop. It had a seized caliper and they have to order a new one in. Can't
wait for that bill.
I've attached the KMZ file of our route for those who want to see it in Google Earth.
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