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Apr 12, 2020 — Turn off Midland Road at 33.87814, -114.79524 and follow this surprisingly good dirt road to the a point along the road you feel comfortable you can turn around on. It may be hard to find a spot to turn around if you have a bigger vehicle. Once I parked at a somewhat arbitrary point along the road, I started through the desert, heading toward the major canyon west of West Maria Benchmark. I did my best to stay out of the main drainage since it was brushy and rocky, instead keeping to the right side until I ultimately had to enter the mouth of the canyon.
The canyon was quite pretty, and there were fun Class 2+ obstacles within, minor dryfalls and boulder-hopping keeping things fun. At a certain point near the end of the canyon when the drainage seemed to be getting brushier and less interesting, I kept right, choosing to head up a slope rather than continue within the drainage. Alternatively, you could just follow the drainage to its head and ascend to the ridge from there. The slope I chose was steep and brought me up to the west ridge, which I followed to the summit. There were some more minor Class 2 sections along the summit ridge, including a wannabe knife-edge.
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