a small creek
during my wait. Eventually
the rain relented, giving me a few hours to tag a couple of peaks. Neither
was very difficult, hardly enough to call exercise. Oh well, at least I
got do something...
Dunn BM
Found just north of the Interstate, I had to drive a few miles along a poweline road that parallels the freeway to get myself within about
half a mile of the summit
on its south side. While 
the route wasn't too
steep, the rains had saturated the grounds leaving stuff quite loose.
On the plus side, the rain also turned the sandy soils into a a soggy
mush, so the ground tended to give way more slowly, making it a bit safer.
The highpoint is found at 
the northwest end of a short summit
ridgeline where I found a dilapidated survey tower, 
a cairn,
a benchmark and 
a register left by Mark Adrian only six months
earlier. The whole outing
took something like 45min.
Peak 2,380ft
This unnamed summit is found on
the south side
of the freeway, a few miles from the Afton exit. There are
telecom towers located near the summit with a somewhat rough road
(high-clearance recommended) leading to them, making this nearly a drive-up.
The hike to the summit was all of a few hundred yards with no real elevation
gain. There is a good view of 
Cave Mountain
to the east from the summit, though the heavy overcast kept things
subdued. It was nearly 5p by the time I was back to the jeep, leaving me
no time for anything else. The sun made a very brief appearance
just before sunset to light up 
Cave Mtn and 
the Soda Mtns
as I was heading out on I-15, but it soon
grew dark and the rain returned, not stopping until after I'd reached the
Nevada Border over an hour later.
Continued...