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How could anything so pretty hurt you so bad?
The NPS has issued citations to friends of mine who biked the Summerland closed (by a sign)road. beware. not sure if this is a current practice.
whoops this shows Colchuck area better
overview of area
Bandera- Defiance Adventure zone no doubt.
my notes from 2001 for finding the trail to "King" Lake: 50yds up the road from the Illabot Creek bridge find a wet area/seep/tiny creek. Go up this 50 vertical feet (some alder, no ne...
You're looking good too! You two are an inspiration.
I call gap 3 "Nat Col" because the USGS map has Nat right there, and Peak 6904 "Nat Peak"Gap 4 could be called Nat-King Col because it's halfway between Nat Pk and Silve...
In Baker/Table Mtn vicinity we had similar conditions, settled powder turning to crud later if sunny aspect. practically raining under trees http://www.flickr.com/photos/wotanofballard/sets/7215...
Nice pics. Just wanted to point out that the rock tower in the first pic is the "infamous" Phone Booth Peak, which has been a subject of controversy.(15 pages ). New route potential for you...
"middle aged group of 7" probably a more accurate description.Stability was generally good, a pocket of snow near the ridge crest under a cornice was released by repeated stomping.
more pics here http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7980408
A few more details for your entertainment and possibly education. After the whoomp and skinning back up hill, we started to tell stories, as old farts do, about accidents we knew due to buried h...
Quite a contrast to spring skiing- I was there in November 2005. http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=3520.msg14931#msg14931
I felt a small tendon tear just looking at the cornice pics !
Road 81 is presently gated, so the start is even lower than Marblemountain snowpark.