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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 5:13 pm 
Another beautiful, short overnight trip that most people do as a dayhike. We were amazed how much snow has melted out this past week! At 5100ft. is a very nice, melted out campsite,with a patch of snow for a water source. We continued up to the ridge and found a scenic site on the snow to set up our Nallo 3. (running water close by). Looking toward the false summit of Goat Mt. we could see the boot path, but also a few snow fields. It appeared that going straight up the fall line would be a reasonable choice if need be. So after setting up camp at around 5,500ft. we headed up the "trail" toward the summit. Quickly the trail crossed a very steep gully covered with rotten snow and water running below it. Definitely we would not continue on the trail. So we headed straight up on very steep terrain, angling right until the slope mellowed out a bit. Now we were on the route we had chosen from below.We only had a few snow patches to cross, and eventually ran into trail again near what we would call the "middle summit", a great viewpoint of about 6,650ft. We had fantastic views of Tomyhoi, Winchester, Sefrit, Baker and Shuksan to name a few! We felt no need to go further, and descended directly down the fall line. The grass was slippery in places, but not too bad. When we reached the ridge we met two women and one man who were setting up bivies. They planned on going up on Sunday morning. Unfortunatley we awoke to high clouds. Distance: 12-13 miles Elevation Gain: 4200ft.
Mt. Sefrti for slopes of Goat Mt.
Mt. Sefrti for slopes of Goat Mt.
Finding a place to camp on the ridge
Finding a place to camp on the ridge
Trail crosses this gully.
Trail crosses this gully.
Trail to "middle summit" viewpoint
Trail to "middle summit" viewpoint
Goat Mt.
Goat Mt.
Ruth mt. from Goat Mt.
Ruth mt. from Goat Mt.
View north from "middle" summit
View north from "middle" summit
Descending fall line back to camp
Descending fall line back to camp
Mt. Baker in evening light
Mt. Baker in evening light
Mt. Shuksan
Mt. Shuksan
Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker

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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 5:52 pm 
Looks awesome ! hockeygrin.gif

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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 7:37 pm 
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Nice pics, TP! Looks like the TP curse has lifted!! lol.gif Glad all went well. s.d.

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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 7:43 pm 
Is this the goat Mt. with the former lookout site w/ so-so trail that's a bit of a brush-bash? If so, I was up there but never got the fine views you folks did. Very cool. up.gif

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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 8:06 pm 
According to the book there was a lookout up there somewhere, but we didn't see it. No brush at all!

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PostSun Jul 08, 2007 8:12 pm 
I was up there in the fall and didn't see a soul over two days. Same for Welcome Pass. up.gif Sefrit is pretty, eh?

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PostMon Jul 09, 2007 10:21 am 
Toonces, Sefrit is a gorgeous mountain....and the views from Goat are outstanding. Of course Shuksan and Baker are close as is Sefrit. But we could see Artist Point and Table Mountain and Herman.....to the Border Peaks and Winchester and Larabee....to the Pickets in the Distance and Ruth and Icey. It was awesome. dizzy.gif cool.gif

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