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Sitting alongside
the obvious trail. |
| Hike/Scramble: We
do this hike early season almost every year, it is a short
drive from our house. Table and its sun-exposed trail get a
head
start on snow melt. The trail is very nice with a sustained grade and a
respectable
height gain. It leads to a gully that is ascended to the
summit ridge. A big cairn dots the flat south-east summit. The
true summit is at the northern end of this vast stretch of
terrain.
Sometimes we bring camping gear and make this an overnight trip with
the pooches. It is a great place to be when the sun comes down, lots of
room for
the dogs. |
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View over Golden. |
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Almost at the ascent
gully. |
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Easy on firm snow. |
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Terrain begins to be
interesting. |
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Moberly Peak behind
Fab. |
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South-east summit,
picture taken on another occasion. |
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Along the way
to the true summit. |
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Beautiful rock
formation before the north-west summit, easily circumvented climber's
left. |
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Looking north-east,
towards McBeath (far left) and Horsey (far right). |
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True summit and
connecting football field. |
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Nice sunset on
Table Mountain. |
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