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On Friday, I completed a 13.2mile lollipop loop which included summiting Mount Raymond and Gobblers Knob. I began at 6:30 am at the road in Millcreek Canyon and finished about eleven hours later. I accessed the Mount Olympus Wilderness via the Bowman Fork Trail, where the wildflowers were plentiful. I summited Raymond first before heading over to Gobblers. I had an interesting encounter with a rattlesnake on one of the scramble sections just before the summit of Raymond. After summiting Gobblers, I made my way down into Alexander Basin, before hitting the connector trail that took me back to the Bowman Fork Trail. As the day proceeded, it became hotter and hotter. I consumed just about a gallon and a half of water/Gatorade on this one.
Here are some shots of my hike.
![Mount_Raymond_Gobblers_Knob_Lollipop_Loop.jpg Mount_Raymond_Gobblers_Knob_Lollipop_Loop.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99362-02ea7e87292b8a58fb75b8667eaa93b7.jpg)
Overview map of my route
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99310-4b368619288b3fa8b50851a1f65d464c.jpg)
Closed gate to the Terraces Picnic Area where the official trailhead is located, about 1/4 mile up the road.
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99311-79aafbef670807cc57b11c0b1b755bb0.jpg)
Mallow Ninebark
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99312-f55a035fd5581a52cb52ce53c6b0185f.jpg)
Wilderness Boundary
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99313-cac2fa6b2fbf0bfeae3f3fc079126f3a.jpg)
Thimbleberry
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99314-2312c571fbda0b7437d23612e67a79d8.jpg)
Geranium
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99315-7afa31a7546f2fad1db409df50009871.jpg)
Columbine
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99316-9afe18ff5896a2db753c1fb1a65b229c.jpg)
More Columbine
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99317-5d0bcaf9f3ae6c1339353d42d557003b.jpg)
Wasatch Beardtongue
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99318-248bea4fa86fb31c1b262cbf1b52d012.jpg)
Mule Ears
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99319-b4172f5f0d607617e0b7100b78a30eed.jpg)
Starting to break our with some views - Peak 8656
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99320-8430dd7e1af3893b318c15940ca6710b.jpg)
Lupine
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99321-40af01a887b7832b866cafc1c70315da.jpg)
Wild Rose
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99322-c69c48185af8b6cbab6d304698ca06f0.jpg)
Cinquefoil
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99323-a1c6739ae330638cc1815825fde89ecd.jpg)
Scarlet Gilia
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99324-24c3ab93d4b567d675795bc67c0f2e76.jpg)
Yellow Salsify
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99325-4a55b83e5dfb78d40d2756eac4273531.jpg)
Monument Plant
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99326-8625d6cef2530903809332604cc6f187.jpg)
Ninebark along the trail
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99327-e8150cfedfff25551ba826fa46731a81.jpg)
Mount Raymond comes into view
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99328-d5a7d89dfe262c215544a2016ee8aa95.jpg)
Connector trail junction sign that I would use to get back to Bowman Fork
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99329-48645fec401172155e7fc5e2086f6edc.jpg)
Aspen
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99330-8803ed013c74eb410aad81eff73f6c73.jpg)
View back down the lower end of Porter Fork with Grandeur Peak in the distance
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99331-61e0be0ab095ea9d3f8d135d97b8d4eb.jpg)
Canada Violet
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99332-c2e20a141d7a9fbaed9f9bb5109040a7.jpg)
Deer ahead
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99333-b2799d879213cf8d150a7cccde1935a0.jpg)
Mount Raymond
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99334-a3a274693e3fa858bc40d2f42229a430.jpg)
Looking back towards Millcreek Canyon
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99335-1e5eb4fde297a148f6ccad1e6d1af497.jpg)
Mount Raymond, viewed from Baker Pass
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99336-d792d36225ac6f8c0d72daf4be1c7f8e.jpg)
Working my way up the ridge
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99337-0a23d8e55b86172d8f6274a042e9476e.jpg)
Beginning of the first scramble section
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99338-79e3ddccbea219db941c2411572f00be.jpg)
Ran into this guy on the second scramble part
![31.jpg 31.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99339-9bd727a7e73cdb2f08f7c28052bb08a3.jpg)
For whatever reason he never rattled at me
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99340-d7796e3ccbb5307f8af0d97d8dd11be7.jpg)
Peek-a-boo
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99341-e0335d622402628c6817edab518da9b2.jpg)
And off it goes
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99342-cfb8ebe58815366e1f6f502e920f04a8.jpg)
Almost there
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99343-ece579794b80555e6261d89c2fbd2f82.jpg)
View of Wildcat Ridge
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99344-97954044191396fed74a9b04292eadb8.jpg)
Geologic Survey Marker on the summit of Raymond
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99345-bf99f1b1c533e74035c62133a51818cf.jpg)
A look up Broads Fork Canyon, across Big Cottonwood Canyon, with Dromedary, Sunrise and Broads Fork Twin Peaks
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99346-7a0737b2b905557cd3fa7980e5263724.jpg)
Hey @The Trout Whisperer, I found this rusty saw on the summit. I figured we could use it for your toe issues instead of the hatchet.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99347-738d74d21527ec51b88f164beebba246.jpg)
A look to the east at Gobblers Knob
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99348-63c67788c0e58970ac38dd83d258f5cb.jpg)
A view up Big Cottonwood Canyon
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99349-3562eace6310efe2cc80777548be821b.jpg)
Gobblers Knob from Baker Pass
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99350-7cd1b18911f4c1bdaf563a2ffeb974cd.jpg)
Looking back at Mount Raymond, viewed just off the summit of Gobblers Knob
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99351-4ca5291059afd6d42388b69d08b483b4.jpg)
On the summit of Gobblers Knob
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99352-78d349e83c102b430791f8fb51ed1a49.jpg)
Heading down off of Gobblers towards Alexander Basin
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99353-7e484edc1d1e62fc375d923fe3e96a6b.jpg)
View down into Alexander Basin
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99354-2be6b27063f868f4c963d00c845797dc.jpg)
Cut-leaf Kittentail
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99355-db357b904bea3911617f52f4fab16a97.jpg)
Some snow still left in the basin - Millvue Peak in the distance
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99356-46220194fd58bac45b20bfbde9377a91.jpg)
Continuing down the basin with (L-R) Mount Aire, Peak 8490, Millvue Peak, Peak 9074 along the Millcreek ridgeline
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99357-fae13ad9deb629d56d09e57a3b437366.jpg)
Junction sign for the connector trail that leads back to the Bowman Fork Trail. @regehr
had warned me that this trail was for the most part uphill, and he wasn't kidding. Not
only that, but there was quite a bit of downfall across this trail too, and the day was really
beginning to heat up. My legs were tired by this time, so this was a tough stretch for me.
I had the connector trail blues.
Don't tell anyone, but I might have been mumbling
to myself and drooling along this stretch.![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![51.jpg 51.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99358-39a3a69a131c9efe2503415926cf5d63.jpg)
Where's the trail crew when you need them?![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![52.jpg 52.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99359-58798eeb15e2392c99976ae313c82dff.jpg)
There were excellent views from the connector trail though. This shot shows an excellent view of the hike I did the previous week
from Mount Aire, east along the ridgeline to Peak 8490 and beyond.
![53.jpg 53.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99360-bcad1e3f7fa2f3376c5f6d92e13b8b80.jpg)
Kissing the junction sign that marked the end of the connector trail.![Heart Eyes :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![54.jpg 54.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99361-f1a92565cdccb76ab41138332282aa57.jpg)
Almost back to my Jeep which is parked across the road.
The End.
Here are some shots of my hike.
![Mount_Raymond_Gobblers_Knob_Lollipop_Loop.jpg Mount_Raymond_Gobblers_Knob_Lollipop_Loop.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99362-02ea7e87292b8a58fb75b8667eaa93b7.jpg)
Overview map of my route
![01.jpg 01.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99310-4b368619288b3fa8b50851a1f65d464c.jpg)
Closed gate to the Terraces Picnic Area where the official trailhead is located, about 1/4 mile up the road.
![02.jpg 02.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99311-79aafbef670807cc57b11c0b1b755bb0.jpg)
Mallow Ninebark
![03.jpg 03.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99312-f55a035fd5581a52cb52ce53c6b0185f.jpg)
Wilderness Boundary
![04.jpg 04.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99313-cac2fa6b2fbf0bfeae3f3fc079126f3a.jpg)
Thimbleberry
![05.jpg 05.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99314-2312c571fbda0b7437d23612e67a79d8.jpg)
Geranium
![06.jpg 06.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99315-7afa31a7546f2fad1db409df50009871.jpg)
Columbine
![07.jpg 07.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99316-9afe18ff5896a2db753c1fb1a65b229c.jpg)
More Columbine
![08.jpg 08.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99317-5d0bcaf9f3ae6c1339353d42d557003b.jpg)
Wasatch Beardtongue
![09.jpg 09.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99318-248bea4fa86fb31c1b262cbf1b52d012.jpg)
Mule Ears
![10.jpg 10.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99319-b4172f5f0d607617e0b7100b78a30eed.jpg)
Starting to break our with some views - Peak 8656
![11.jpg 11.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99320-8430dd7e1af3893b318c15940ca6710b.jpg)
Lupine
![12.jpg 12.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99321-40af01a887b7832b866cafc1c70315da.jpg)
Wild Rose
![13.jpg 13.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99322-c69c48185af8b6cbab6d304698ca06f0.jpg)
Cinquefoil
![14.jpg 14.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99323-a1c6739ae330638cc1815825fde89ecd.jpg)
Scarlet Gilia
![15.jpg 15.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99324-24c3ab93d4b567d675795bc67c0f2e76.jpg)
Yellow Salsify
![16.jpg 16.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99325-4a55b83e5dfb78d40d2756eac4273531.jpg)
Monument Plant
![17.jpg 17.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99326-8625d6cef2530903809332604cc6f187.jpg)
Ninebark along the trail
![18.jpg 18.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99327-e8150cfedfff25551ba826fa46731a81.jpg)
Mount Raymond comes into view
![19.jpg 19.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99328-d5a7d89dfe262c215544a2016ee8aa95.jpg)
Connector trail junction sign that I would use to get back to Bowman Fork
![20.jpg 20.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99329-48645fec401172155e7fc5e2086f6edc.jpg)
Aspen
![22.jpg 22.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99330-8803ed013c74eb410aad81eff73f6c73.jpg)
View back down the lower end of Porter Fork with Grandeur Peak in the distance
![23.jpg 23.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99331-61e0be0ab095ea9d3f8d135d97b8d4eb.jpg)
Canada Violet
![24.jpg 24.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99332-c2e20a141d7a9fbaed9f9bb5109040a7.jpg)
Deer ahead
![25.jpg 25.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99333-b2799d879213cf8d150a7cccde1935a0.jpg)
Mount Raymond
![26.jpg 26.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99334-a3a274693e3fa858bc40d2f42229a430.jpg)
Looking back towards Millcreek Canyon
![27.jpg 27.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99335-1e5eb4fde297a148f6ccad1e6d1af497.jpg)
Mount Raymond, viewed from Baker Pass
![28.jpg 28.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99336-d792d36225ac6f8c0d72daf4be1c7f8e.jpg)
Working my way up the ridge
![29.jpg 29.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99337-0a23d8e55b86172d8f6274a042e9476e.jpg)
Beginning of the first scramble section
![30.jpg 30.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99338-79e3ddccbea219db941c2411572f00be.jpg)
Ran into this guy on the second scramble part
![31.jpg 31.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99339-9bd727a7e73cdb2f08f7c28052bb08a3.jpg)
For whatever reason he never rattled at me
![32.jpg 32.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99340-d7796e3ccbb5307f8af0d97d8dd11be7.jpg)
Peek-a-boo
![33.jpg 33.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99341-e0335d622402628c6817edab518da9b2.jpg)
And off it goes
![35.jpg 35.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99342-cfb8ebe58815366e1f6f502e920f04a8.jpg)
Almost there
![36.jpg 36.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99343-ece579794b80555e6261d89c2fbd2f82.jpg)
View of Wildcat Ridge
![37.jpg 37.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99344-97954044191396fed74a9b04292eadb8.jpg)
Geologic Survey Marker on the summit of Raymond
![38.jpg 38.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99345-bf99f1b1c533e74035c62133a51818cf.jpg)
A look up Broads Fork Canyon, across Big Cottonwood Canyon, with Dromedary, Sunrise and Broads Fork Twin Peaks
![39.jpg 39.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99346-7a0737b2b905557cd3fa7980e5263724.jpg)
Hey @The Trout Whisperer, I found this rusty saw on the summit. I figured we could use it for your toe issues instead of the hatchet.
![40.jpg 40.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99347-738d74d21527ec51b88f164beebba246.jpg)
A look to the east at Gobblers Knob
![41.jpg 41.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99348-63c67788c0e58970ac38dd83d258f5cb.jpg)
A view up Big Cottonwood Canyon
![42.jpg 42.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99349-3562eace6310efe2cc80777548be821b.jpg)
Gobblers Knob from Baker Pass
![43.jpg 43.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99350-7cd1b18911f4c1bdaf563a2ffeb974cd.jpg)
Looking back at Mount Raymond, viewed just off the summit of Gobblers Knob
![44.jpg 44.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99351-4ca5291059afd6d42388b69d08b483b4.jpg)
On the summit of Gobblers Knob
![45.jpg 45.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99352-78d349e83c102b430791f8fb51ed1a49.jpg)
Heading down off of Gobblers towards Alexander Basin
![46.jpg 46.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99353-7e484edc1d1e62fc375d923fe3e96a6b.jpg)
View down into Alexander Basin
![47.jpg 47.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99354-2be6b27063f868f4c963d00c845797dc.jpg)
Cut-leaf Kittentail
![48.jpg 48.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99355-db357b904bea3911617f52f4fab16a97.jpg)
Some snow still left in the basin - Millvue Peak in the distance
![49.jpg 49.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99356-46220194fd58bac45b20bfbde9377a91.jpg)
Continuing down the basin with (L-R) Mount Aire, Peak 8490, Millvue Peak, Peak 9074 along the Millcreek ridgeline
![50.jpg 50.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99357-fae13ad9deb629d56d09e57a3b437366.jpg)
Junction sign for the connector trail that leads back to the Bowman Fork Trail. @regehr
had warned me that this trail was for the most part uphill, and he wasn't kidding. Not
only that, but there was quite a bit of downfall across this trail too, and the day was really
beginning to heat up. My legs were tired by this time, so this was a tough stretch for me.
I had the connector trail blues.
to myself and drooling along this stretch.
![51.jpg 51.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99358-39a3a69a131c9efe2503415926cf5d63.jpg)
Where's the trail crew when you need them?
![52.jpg 52.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99359-58798eeb15e2392c99976ae313c82dff.jpg)
There were excellent views from the connector trail though. This shot shows an excellent view of the hike I did the previous week
from Mount Aire, east along the ridgeline to Peak 8490 and beyond.
![53.jpg 53.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99360-bcad1e3f7fa2f3376c5f6d92e13b8b80.jpg)
Kissing the junction sign that marked the end of the connector trail.
![54.jpg 54.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/99/99361-f1a92565cdccb76ab41138332282aa57.jpg)
Almost back to my Jeep which is parked across the road.
The End.
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