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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 7:23 am 
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
Buck from the parking lot
yowza
yowza
Spider Meadows
Spider Meadows
FALL COLORS
FALL COLORS
7FJ
7FJ
Up to Spider Gap
Up to Spider Gap
the cute couple
the cute couple
Lyman
Lyman
down the snow(ice)field
down the snow(ice)field
lyman+larches
lyman+larches
iceberg
iceberg
Lonely Larch
Lonely Larch
Bonanza
Bonanza
leaving upper Lyman
leaving upper Lyman
love this view
love this view
such vibrant color
such vibrant color
lower Lyman, home for the night
lower Lyman, home for the night
reflections
reflections
Lyman falls + moon
Lyman falls + moon
Bonanza
Bonanza
Trip up to Cloudy Pass
dat view
dat view
Gunsight...makes so much sense
Gunsight...makes so much sense
Agnes Mountain and Buckner
Agnes Mountain and Buckner
Bonanza's NW Peak rising over the NW ridge of North Star
Bonanza's NW Peak rising over the NW ridge of North Star
needle ice was everywhere
needle ice was everywhere
sad attempt at night photography without a tripod
sad attempt at night photography without a tripod
The Next Morning:
morning
morning
the upside down
the upside down
The Hike Out:
great view of the larches + Bonanza
great view of the larches + Bonanza
hiking out in the sun
hiking out in the sun
PS, if I were to compare, Napeequa River meadows >>>> Spider Meadows

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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 10:44 am 
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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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 12:05 pm 
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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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 1:10 pm 
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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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 1:17 pm 
The Upside Down...nice reference!

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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 1:54 pm 
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 smile.gif
NorDub wrote:
The Upside Down...nice reference!

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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 6:18 pm 
up.gif 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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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 6:47 pm 
Cool that you made the trip up to Cloudy Pass, that is such a nice area. So many great photos in this report! slobber.gif

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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 7:06 pm 
up.gif up.gif 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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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 9:08 pm 
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 frown.gif )

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PostTue Oct 16, 2018 9:53 pm 
geyer wrote:
such vibrant color
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

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PostWed Oct 17, 2018 11:38 am 
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 frown.gif )
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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PostFri Oct 26, 2018 10:16 am 
geyer wrote:
From the Mountaineers 1921 outing in the history forum:

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PostFri Oct 26, 2018 12:09 pm 
I've been following that thread. So cool! That glacier used to be so much bigger frown.gif

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