We had a late
start the next morning back to the Highway (Mexico 2). We made a few inquiries
for the Centinela road head at a small lonchera just east of the saddle where
the road drops into the Laguna. There is a dirt road at the west corner of the
lonchera that leads back to a canyon where we were told there is a route. We
tried another route, which is just west of La Rosita and the cemetery. Where
the telephone lines cross the Highway, there is a dirt road heading toward the
mountain. This goes thru the dump and the place where the Mexicans dispose of
their dead animals. After arrival at the roads end, we decided it was too late
to try for the peak. It is a 6-7 hour climb. The trip was then concluded.
Editor's comments: The hero and star climber of Pico Rasco was a black
Labrador, called Higo Negro, and owned by the proprietor of the Canon de
Guadalupe campground. Higo or Figsy as he is better known to the Gringos, made
all except the summit block and likes to climb with the Americans. Here is a
real outdoor and mountain dog.
There is a discrepancy in the elevation
for Pico Rasco. Our DPS Qualifying list has 4500', whereas the register on top
of Pico Rasco reads 4900'. One altimeter read 5000'. Once again we are shown
the need for topo maps of our Mexican peaks.
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