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3/15
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View of Teutonia Peak from the area of my campsite near Sunrise Rock

00836-teutonia-peak-view-80.jpg It's so windy up here on Cima Dome this morning that it takes quite a while to boil water for coffeeThumbnailsAfter a lazy morning, I start hiking the half mile up the dirt road that leads from my campsite to Cima RoadIt's so windy up here on Cima Dome this morning that it takes quite a while to boil water for coffeeThumbnailsAfter a lazy morning, I start hiking the half mile up the dirt road that leads from my campsite to Cima RoadIt's so windy up here on Cima Dome this morning that it takes quite a while to boil water for coffeeThumbnailsAfter a lazy morning, I start hiking the half mile up the dirt road that leads from my campsite to Cima RoadIt's so windy up here on Cima Dome this morning that it takes quite a while to boil water for coffeeThumbnailsAfter a lazy morning, I start hiking the half mile up the dirt road that leads from my campsite to Cima RoadIt's so windy up here on Cima Dome this morning that it takes quite a while to boil water for coffeeThumbnailsAfter a lazy morning, I start hiking the half mile up the dirt road that leads from my campsite to Cima Road

I take the morning easy and study my maps. I decide to start with the obvious four-mile round-trip hike up to Teutonia Peak on the official trail and then follow that with a counter-clockwise loop around the west side of Cima Dome via Deer Spring.

I prepare my backpack for the day's hike. I decide to bring my water filter in case there's water at Deer Spring. I won't really be needing extra water, but it's fun to filter spring water when it's available.