[John Morrow]

Why this archival report????

1) Well, I am holed up with a swollen jaw from dental implant surgery and tissue grafting.  The doctor has me on a mandatory "low strenuous movement" prescription until the stitches heal and the swelling goes down.  I look like a chipmunk on an autumn foraging run.

2) Thought that someone might be interested in a fun fall color scrambling idea.

3) My head hurts too much to read, the porch is chilly, no baseball on TV…i.e. I am a bit bored.

I parked at the Hwy. 20 hairpin turn.  A climber's path proceeds to the saddle at the back of the valley on the west side of Wallaby Peak. 
From here I went w/sw on more tread and scree to the saddle north of the Copper Peak summit. 
Then I traversed the basin to the steep headwall below the west slope of Copper.  This wall has a fun and solid class 3 blocky face that was more dicey than that due to snow holding on the north side ledges. 
Once on the west slope it is a walk. 
Note where you re enter the north side on the return.
Back retracing my steps to the wallaby Saddle.  Then up the southwest ridge of Wallaby until it steepens.  Then a rising traverse out to the south gullies.  I followed solid class 2/3 rock, adjacent to the gullies in order to better enjoy the climb to the summit. 
Then back through the Wallaby saddle to the car. 
All in all a great fall day trip outing.

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[Alpendave]

Archival or not, no amount of time should have kept you from posting these beautiful photo. As said before, keep'em comin'
Dave

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Still trying to find out how much wood would a woodchuck chuck -- if a woodchuck could chuck wood.