Last time I tried the decaying pipeline berm (faintly visible middle horizontal here) to not lose any elevation, but I had no trekking poles, a 30 pound pack, and it got too sketchy. This time I will stick to the road, suffering an elevation loss and regain of 1,800' (switchbacks in upper left).
At about center in this photo are some ruins at Cerro Gordo Spring. Somehow water was pumped or hauled out of there and fed the pipeline berm, which gravity led all the way to Cerro Gordo in its heyday.
The 200 foot drop in elevation looks like nothing on the map. I thought I would just trot down there and check it out, but it's way too rugged and an energy burn. I also don't see any evidence of spring flow, so there is no water to gain from the extra climb.
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