Photos on Strava.
I also have been wanting to do this route for a long time. I just never put in the work to make it happen so when Tim submitted his go on the South Grand Hogback, I put it on the list for the year.
My wife dropped me off in New Castle and picked me up in Glenwood. I had 2 full soft-flasks of water and various gels (4 or 5 of them) on today's jaunt. I did drink some water from South Canyon Creek... downstream from the town landfill... I really hope I don't get sick. The bushwhacking on this route is formidable!! I tripped on the lace loop of my damn shoes and dislocated my right thumb 3.5 miles in... OUCH!! I reduced it and continued on to finish the thing... don't need a working hand for a run adventure!
I was just navigating from memory and looking at the terrain, which generally worked out but I got a bit turned around on top of Red Mountain and started to head down to Three Mile Canyon... Correcting that mistake added more bushwhacking. This would have been an absolute nightmare in the snow like Tim did. He had such a strong effort and I really appreciate the vision he had in putting the route together and pulling it off first.
There's a bunch of pictures on Strava. Fun-ish route! Go do it!