Upper road. It looks a lot like this the whole way up

Samaniego Peak finally comes into view

Now seen from near its highest saddle

I'm about halfway up the final slope

Summit rock and pole. Heard but not seen: bees

The lower summit rocks and pole

Some of the old wreckage

Looking southeast, McGee Settlement is seen, plus the Santa Rita Mountains in back

Look back up. The road goes near the low saddle, then veers right toward the peak, not visible from here

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