Ref: Truedino.com
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The trail begins at the far end.
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Scramble:
RT 7.0; 3.5 up. I was very excited to
have both Jay and Ariane join me for this scramble. I left the day
before and drove down highway
22 all the way to the intersection for Maycroft
(hwy 517) and parked on the side of the road well in sight; I planned to
spend the night there and wait to meet my friends tomorrow morning.
They
were late arriving, I called both of them and left messages. I worried
about them, I was hoping they didn't have an accident
on their way here. After an hour, I called again to let them know that
I was
migrating to the trailhead... The pullout was easy to find, I parked
and was
gathering my stuff when Jay drove up; I was really relieved to see
them. There had been a misunderstanding and they were looking for me in
Longview. Anyway, we found the trail and started hiking on the ridge.
We stayed in the trees as much as possible, it was windy. I hadn't seen
Ariane in a while, there was much catching up to do. The ridge
offered pleasant travel with some fun bits. We were surprised with this
little mountain, the ridge crest is at times narrow and entertaining. As we neared the
summit, we encountered some snow but it wasn't deep. We gained the summit in
little time and enjoyed a very good break; it didn't seem nearly as
windy as lower down. We took pictures at the cairn and sat by the
telemetry, I think it offered some shelter. After an hour, we
leisurely retraced our steps back down the mountain. This trip was
short for the amount of driving but for me that's never been an issue;
besides, I got to see my besties and that in itself made it all
worthwhile!!
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Gaining the north ridge in a flash.
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The Gap and the Oldman River.
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Walking on a pleasant ridge, the objective isn't far.
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This big boulder stands out.
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Higher up, we take a nice break to enjoy the day, good food and great company!
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The ridge is entertaining.
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View north towards Thrift Peak. |
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Gaining ground quickly.
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Looking west with Mount Erris (right of center) and Gould Dome on the far right.
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To the north-west, distinctive Tornado Mountain (far left) is easy to pick out.
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Interesting ridge features on this small mountain.
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The telemetry and summit ahead.
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Walking to the cairn.
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Ariane and I at the summit cairn.
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Southern view towards Mount Ptolemy (I think)...
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Looking east.
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Heading down.
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Nice ridge walk.
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Fun bit.
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Posing on the ridge crest.
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Back in the trees.
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