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Thought I'd do my first solo ascent up Sherman, its a relatively straight forward peak and I was pretty much guaranteed to be one of many on the mountain that day even if I was hiking "solo".
Borrowed (or was told to take!) my friend's dog Porter, who was a bit of a moron at the beginning and end of the hike, but had a great time running up and down and playing with the couple dogs that we encountered! (On the summit, Porter playing with a dog whose name was I think Titan)
Not the best weather, hiked in a cloud for the most part and got hit with some ridiculous wind on the summit ridge and summit. Definitely bring gloves and a hat, I was glad I didn't forget! Although I did lose one of my gloves at one point and had to substitute with an extra sock. If anyone sees a lost black glove, PM me! (Porter again on the summit...we stayed for about 10 minutes it was that bad )
Nothing new to say about the mountain really. I missed the turn off for CO Route 18 coming from Fairplay, wasn't expecting it to come up so quickly after the sign. My little Honda Civic and I made it almost all the way up to the gate, the road can get a little rough in spots for small cars like that, but it really isn't bad at all. Like Bill's Route Description says, there are a ton of trails on the mountain. Just keep an eye out for the cairns, and when in doubt on the way up to the Sheridan/Sherman saddle, go towards the right!
Overall it was a great hike! Met lots of really nice people and enjoyed chatting with everyone about my friend's crazy wolf-like dog. (Looking back up towards the saddle, the clouds would thin out occasionally as I was on my way down, but it looked like the summit was pretty well covered up the whole morning)
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I almost had an amazing picture of Porter. We were coming up as you were coming down. The clouds had all the people hidden and Porter was standing perfectly sideways with enough mist to make him a siloutte. For four or five seconds as I went for the camera I thought he was a wolf. By the time I got it out the cloud lifted and you could see his bandana and the croud. Oh well. It was a good day to climb.
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He usually hikes with a pack on, which helps in those sorts of situations where someone might have momentary heart failure before recognizing that no, in fact he is a domesticated dog! I think in this case the super bright bandanna helped! Thats a great picture, usually he was so far in front of me that I was worried I‘d have to explain to his owner how I lost him!
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