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geyer Member
Joined: 23 May 2017 Posts: 463 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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geyer
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:23 am
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Dates: October 13-14, 2018
Distance: 26 miles
Accum. Elevation Gain: 6700'
Total Humans Seen: 10 past gap. A few in the spider meadows. And more on the trail
Larches: Some good ones at upper Lyman. And great views of Leroy area
We came, we hiked up, we hiked down. And up. And down again. And then up and down one last time.
The snowfield on the north side of spider gap is mostly ice. Spikes highly recommended.
We camped at lower Lyman and took a side trip up to cloudy pass and meandered along the ridge to the southwest. Some great views on that ridge, and it looks like you could easily traverse it for quite a ways.
Everything froze overnight. We had to spend a few extra minutes in the morning defrosting all our stuff.
Anyway, short report with no drama. Just great views all around.
Pics:
Buck from the parking lot yowza Spider Meadows FALL COLORS 7FJ Up to Spider Gap the cute couple Lyman down the snow(ice)field lyman+larches iceberg Lonely Larch Bonanza leaving upper Lyman love this view such vibrant color lower Lyman, home for the night reflections Lyman falls + moon Bonanza
Trip up to Cloudy Pass
dat view Gunsight...makes so much sense Agnes Mountain and Buckner Bonanza's NW Peak rising over the NW ridge of North Star needle ice was everywhere sad attempt at night photography without a tripod
The Next Morning:
morning the upside down
The Hike Out:
great view of the larches + Bonanza hiking out in the sun
PS, if I were to compare, Napeequa River meadows >>>> Spider Meadows
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7722 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Didn't realize there was so much larch over there. I was curious with the parking lot overflowing Saturday a.m. how many hikers were headed for Spider Meadow vs. Carne Mountain.
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geyer Member
Joined: 23 May 2017 Posts: 463 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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geyer
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:05 pm
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olderthanIusedtobe wrote: | Didn't realize there was so much larch over there. I was curious with the parking lot overflowing Saturday a.m. how many hikers were headed for Spider Meadow vs. Carne Mountain. |
I would say about 85% were headed to Carne based on my scientific survey
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Nancyann Member
Joined: 28 Jul 2013 Posts: 2322 | TRs | Pics Location: Sultan Basin |
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:10 pm
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Beautiful photos! It’s a little too cold this time of year for me to do multi-day trips, so your efforts are much appreciated!
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NorDub Member
Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Posts: 56 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:17 pm
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The Upside Down...nice reference!
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geyer Member
Joined: 23 May 2017 Posts: 463 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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geyer
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:54 pm
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Nancyann wrote: | Beautiful photos! It’s a little too cold this time of year for me to do multi-day trips, so your efforts are much appreciated! |
Thanks! Yes it was very cold in the morning and evening. We build a small campfire Saturday evening, which I NEVER get to do when I'm backpacking, and it worked magic. That and the hot cocoa
NorDub wrote: | The Upside Down...nice reference! |
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raising3hikers Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 2344 | TRs | Pics Location: Edmonds, Wa |
cool, nice job getting to see those upper lyman lake larches during their prime. i noticed many larches on a couple trips in there and have also thought it would be a great fall trip as you have photographed them so nicely!
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Jake Robinson Member
Joined: 02 Aug 2016 Posts: 521 | TRs | Pics
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Cool that you made the trip up to Cloudy Pass, that is such a nice area. So many great photos in this report!
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texasbb Misplaced Texan
Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 1153 | TRs | Pics Location: Tri-Cities, WA |
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:06 pm
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I don't know why I never thought of that place for a fall larch hike. Beautiful pictures, great report. Thanks for sharing it. Now, please excuse me while I put this on my 2019 calendar.
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geyer Member
Joined: 23 May 2017 Posts: 463 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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geyer
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Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:08 pm
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Thanks guys. I wasn't really expecting much in term of larches, but once we turned the corner near the toe of the glacier, it was like we struck gold. Not a huge grove of larches, when you compare to the Carne area one ridgeline away, but it was a pretty intense scene with all those turquoises and golds clashing together. Also, there seem to be a lot of baby-sized larches popping up near the shallow end of upper Lyman - so who knows, maybe in 30/40 years, the whole basin will be exploding with them. (but at the same time, the glacier might not exist in that timeframe and the lakes might lose their color )
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Bootpathguy Member
Joined: 18 Jun 2015 Posts: 1791 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
geyer wrote: | such vibrant color |
You do such a great job of capturing images of what some people would view as mundane, or, not even notice
Those 2 images are absolutely gorgeous. Great capture and thanks for sharing
My 2 favorite of that entire collection
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
Experience is what'cha get, when you get what'cha don't want
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kitya Fortune Cookie
Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 842 | TRs | Pics Location: Duvall, WA |
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Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:38 am
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geyer wrote: | Also, there seem to be a lot of baby-sized larches popping up near the shallow end of upper Lyman - so who knows, maybe in 30/40 years, the whole basin will be exploding with them. (but at the same time, the glacier might not exist in that timeframe and the lakes might lose their color ) |
Subalpine larches are known for their extremely slow growth. Even a tiny looking baby larch can be 100 years old already. Larches are also relic trees and they do not multiple or expand their groves any more. In 30 years it is far more likely that they will have more pines intruding into their homes.
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rubywrangler Member
Joined: 04 Aug 2015 Posts: 511 | TRs | Pics
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geyer Member
Joined: 23 May 2017 Posts: 463 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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geyer
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Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:09 pm
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I've been following that thread. So cool! That glacier used to be so much bigger
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