January 20, 2007 Mystery Hike #3- Invasion of the newts - Sanborn/Castle Rock 13.5 mi/2,150'
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  • 1) 21 people went on this hike.
    * 5 cars (4x4 from carpool A, 5x1 from carpool B). Everyone was within 5 minutes of carpool time, thank you!
    * Everyone brought plastic bags to cover boots and many brought hikng poles.
    * Everyone got to see the newts and their egg balls!
    * Temperature was ~45 F (near parking in morning) to 60 F (Sanborn headquarters - afternoon).

    2) Total distance: 13.5 miles.
    3) Total elevation gain: 2,150'

    4) Started hiking at 8:23 am, finished at 3:00 pm. (6.6 hr)
    * Rest/lunch/map time: ~1.7 hrs.
    * Hike/moving time: ~4.9 hr.
    * Avg pace (when moving): 2.76 mph. (Pretty fast!)
    * Avg pace (overall): 2.05 mph.

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