Lawlor Peak (5957)
Strawberry Peak (6164)
Josephine Peak (5558)

11/16/2003

Driving Time from Bakersfield to Red Box Gap: 2 hrs

Log:

11:10am - Started up the dirt road from Red Box Gap
12:02pm - Reached Summit of Lawlor Peak
01:05pm - Reached Summit of Strawberry Peak
02:13pm - Reached Josephine Saddle
03:06pm - Reached summit of Josephine Peak
03:28pm - Left Josephine Summit
03:54pm - Arrived back at Josephine Saddle
04:45pm - Reached summit of Strawberry Peak again
05:54pm - Arrived back at Red Box Gap

Stats:

Total Time RT: 6 hrs 44 mins
Total Distance RT: 13.5 miles (GPS trip computer screen shows 13.0 miles)
Time from Red Box to Josephine: 3 hrs 56 mins
Return Time from Josephine to Red Box (via Strawberry): 2 hrs 26 mins
Red Box Gap Elevation: 4600 ft
Strawberry/Lawlor Saddle: 5175 ft
Josephine Saddle: 4830 ft
Total Elevation Gain: 1357 to Lawlor + 989 to Strawberry + 728 to Josephine + 
	1334 back to Strawberry = 4408 ft

Notes:

It's a lot easier to find your way going up to Strawberry Peak from Josephine Saddle
than it is coming down.

Distance from Colby Canyon Trailhead to Red Box Gap: 3.75 miles

Class 3 rock just West of Strawberry Peak is fun but can be dangerous
if you get off the proper route.

There's lots of yucca plants around and many encroach the trail.  You'll probably
get punctured at least a few times.

To do these 3 peaks it might have been better to have parked at and started out
at the Colby Canyon trailhead (instead of Red Box).  I'm still not sure about 
this though.  It may be about the same amount of work either way.