author=bfree32 link=topic=24648.msg104178#msg104178 date=1335910229] Nice report! Hit 10k for the day or just shy of it?
According to my watch altimeter, a mere 450' shy. By that stage though, I was in no mood for mathematical goals . . . although topping out at Camp Muir again in such beautiful weather did keep me heading up long after I'd already had enough work and skiing for the day!
author=mikerolfs link=topic=24649.msg104174#msg104174 date=1335901069] Can you tell what it is?
I'll tell you what it is. Jamie is such a bushwhacking he-man that he just threw his skis up on his shoulder and never took them down. We carried our skis from the car at 2000' all the way to 5600' before putting our skis on, and the only time the skis came off Jamie's shoulder was when we were scratching our heads...
To suggest that a "stake has been driven through the heart of" another gem spot is a bit over the top and gives the destructive power of TAY too much credit.
In any case, if the NCNP expansion proposal ever gains traction, conversations about how the area is used could put Ruby in the spotlight, as the park boundary would gobble it up.
Loved the awesome trip report. The picture of the sled and bike is a classic. I got a sled this spring and love that can now access all those snowed over forest service roads. (Plus the corn on the south side of Baker.)
Way to go, guys - I also have looked and wondered about those huge white slopes. Nice! 30 years ago I climbed the S peak a couple of times, and glissaded down (pre ski days for me). Thanks for the stirring up the old dreams!
Mandem... funny. Is it still mandem with the driver is in the rear?
good eye john! We had to take the bike apart to make it fit, but the other half is on the other side. That was for option b. We had no illusion of biking to trinity.
Sir Si! A most fun outing . . . despite how the stickiness line kept moving up the mountain until it was, well, far above the summit! Still, good weather, good company, good snowcover, good times!
