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Go Jo of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2248 | TRs | Pics Location: Around The Bend |
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Go Jo
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:47 am
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Alright, I tried to be patient but I can see the best way to see everyone's pictures from Thursday's adventure is to go ahead and post a report! So here we go...
6pm start at Windy Pass just you try to keep up with her, I dare you our fearless leader
It started as a small crew on a hot evening for TNAB and we raced after Peggy (who had scouted the trail on Tuesday) to stake our claim on Silver Peak.
no elevator magnum racing up
Peggy was fast, the trail was in decent shape (unlike me) and we were sharing it with every biting bug in the area. Not even a strong breeze could deter the wrath of the blood suckers, although Chris tried to tell us it was bug free just a little higher... keep going... oh well.
the back of his shirt harbored ever mosquito on the peak, we stayed well away from Scott Silver Peak Summit Shot
The views up top were spectacular and Scott entertained all the mosquitoes at the summit so the rest of us could snap some photos and down a little sustenance. There was some good natured debate about Chris' claim on Tinkham (to be quashed by his photos when posted I'm certain) and then, group shot, and down the mountain we go.
sunset from trailhead
Either we were moving faster, the bugs were already sated or my Benedryl was kicking in because I hardly slapped myself once on the way to the car. Joe slid in the mud and Scott took a nose dive but everyone hit the trail head in good shape and great spirits. Not a headlamp was donned, although the sunset show was just beginning as we high fived on the road. We determined that, yes, Life is Good, just like the t-shirt says and then batted around some TNAB shirt ideas of our own before a few of us headed to the Pour House to feed our bite riddled bodies.
Approx 6mi and 2000ft elev gain. (please correct me if I'm wrong)
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huron Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1035 | TRs | Pics
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:17 pm
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Thanks Larry for showing me the way to Tinkham. I stopped short of the summit to take this photo. Shows why they call it Silver since the talus fields are quite silvery in color.
Looking NNW to Silver from Tinkham
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Go Jo of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2248 | TRs | Pics Location: Around The Bend |
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Go Jo
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:01 pm
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from the other half of 'the lykkens' camera
Athena watching out for mama I think I can, I think I can
he always takes exactly 2 pictures
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ADrewzki Snow angels are hot
Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 188 | TRs | Pics Location: Denver |
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ADrewzki
Snow angels are hot
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:12 pm
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Good trip report and great pictures. It looks like it was a smaller group than normal without a lot of the regulars. Still, EK, nice to see you made it out.
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EastKing Surfing and Hiking
Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 2082 | TRs | Pics Location: 77 miles from Seattle! |
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:01 pm
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It was cool to come back to TNAB and show my improvement as an overall hiker! I had a lot of fun on this hike. The views were great. The best thing (largely because Chris (Magnum) bagged both Tinkham and Silver, Schmidts, Mark and dicey were not there, and I had a 30 minute lead) was that I made it on top first (Note: I still would never race anyone on TNAB because they would whip me) and hung with the crowd down. I hope to do a couple more before the year is out! Here are my pictures!!
More summits All the peaks north Stuart and the forest fire Si, Bandera etc EastKing's summit pose TNAB Silver Peak crew (minus me) Rainier stand out!! The summit area of SIlver Peak Big Tahoma Moon rising in the distance Tinkham
YouTube | SummitPost
Saw the depths of despair. Now I am salvaging what time I have left on Earth.
YouTube | SummitPost
Saw the depths of despair. Now I am salvaging what time I have left on Earth.
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Magellan Brutally Handsome
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 13116 | TRs | Pics Location: Inexorable descent |
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:47 pm
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Go Jo of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2248 | TRs | Pics Location: Around The Bend |
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Go Jo
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:08 am
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EastKing Surfing and Hiking
Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Posts: 2082 | TRs | Pics Location: 77 miles from Seattle! |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:18 pm
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YouTube | SummitPost
Saw the depths of despair. Now I am salvaging what time I have left on Earth.
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GeoTom Member
Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 3215 | TRs | Pics Location: Earth |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:30 pm
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the lykkens wrote: | And I've heard rumors of a spanking machine... |
The spanking machine is reserved for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, baby showers and bachelorette parties.
Where is the TNAB next week? Jasper and I should make our monthly appearance before the end of the month.
Oh, yeah, glad you guys had views. Last years Silver Peak TNAB was a great November day...in August
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Go Jo of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 2248 | TRs | Pics Location: Around The Bend |
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:37 pm
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GeoTom wrote: | the lykkens wrote: | And I've heard rumors of a spanking machine... |
The spanking machine is reserved for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, baby showers and bachelorette parties. |
Thank goodness
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ADrewzki Snow angels are hot
Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 188 | TRs | Pics Location: Denver |
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ADrewzki
Snow angels are hot
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Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:20 pm
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GeoTom wrote: | The spanking machine is reserved for birthdays, bar mitzvahs, baby showers and bachelorette parties. |
I swear there was an addendum to that....
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runningbird Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 | TRs | Pics Location: Mt. Si / Middle Fork |
Good trip report Jo, Nice work. Magnum your picture of Silver from Tinkham is really good, fun to see that perspective on the mountain. August is definitely mosquito month this year - yikes.
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Mesahchie Mark A Lerxst
Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 700 | TRs | Pics Location: In Wonderland |
Nice job, everyone!
Big thanks to Peggy for taking the reigns this night (I believe she scouted the route on Tuesday) - great effort.
I wish I could have been there (minus the bugs), but work and ever-creeping domesticity held me at bay.
You guys rock!
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Yet Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2634 | TRs | Pics Location: Happily Ever After |
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:27 pm
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Go Jo of the lykkens
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Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:33 pm
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