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PostSat Mar 27, 2010 7:51 pm 
Nice combination of Land Trust trail, off-trail and road walking. Access via Mt. Home Rd. from Leavenworth. I parked at the "End of County Road" sign and entered at the green gate following old FS and logging roads.
Entrance Signs
Entrance Signs
Entrance Signs
Entrance Signs
Trail follows decommissioned FS road
Trail follows decommissioned FS road
I went off-trail aiming for the bump just north of Boundary Butte crossed a saddle and fought my way up to the top.
Brushy Postholey Slope
Brushy Postholey Slope
Off-Trail Approach to Boundary Butte
Off-Trail Approach to Boundary Butte
Icicle Ridge and Tumwater from Boundary
Icicle Ridge and Tumwater from Boundary
After following the road down a ways, I looped out on the Canyon Crest Trail.
Boundary Butte Ramblin'
Boundary Butte Ramblin'
Asshat Evidence
Asshat Evidence
Canyon Crest Trail
Canyon Crest Trail
Passed through a delightful well-watered draw in this burnt area. A few glacier lilies, cups and bells, but no sign yet of ticks, balsalmroot or GeoHiker's Hobo Camp. lol.gif Great place to revisit in a month, perhaps with a mountain bike.

"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go." (Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart) "Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry. Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky." (Thanks, Tom Petty)
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PostSat Mar 27, 2010 7:55 pm 
Thanks for the update on conditions over there up.gif .

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PostSat Mar 27, 2010 8:50 pm 
Thnx 4 the report up.gif So did you start from the crest of MTN. Home road or one of the spurs closer to Safeway? That's a gorgeous area. I plan on taking my family (or a portion therof) up there in about a month or whenever it seems ok for me to walk on uneven ground again. (I'm up to 2 paved miles a day now up.gif wheelchair.gif toothless.gif )

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PostSun Mar 28, 2010 6:59 am 
up.gif We will have to get out for some hikes, you could call them (after school burner hmmm.gif ), did you notice the haze all over the area yesterday, terrible over the Enchantments and up the Columbia River. confused.gif

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PostSun Mar 28, 2010 10:51 am 
I certainly noticed the haze here in Leavenworth, not sure the cause but it created some interesting lighting in the late a.m. yesterday.

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PostSun Mar 28, 2010 11:12 am 
I was still able to glimpse some far off peaks as well as near ones.
Northern Peaks and Natapoc
Northern Peaks and Natapoc
Mt. Cashmere Looms
Mt. Cashmere Looms
Barbarian Village
Barbarian Village
Movenhike, I was able to easily drive up Mt. Home Rd, just off the start of East Leavenworth Rd. Beyond the "End of County Rd", which is where I started hiking to access the ridge, there are some mud-holes, ice and then some snow, but going fast. Yeah Rob, I'm ready for more hiking soon. I left the skis alone this weekend, but looks like they'll be put to use again this week. hmmm.gif

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PostMon Mar 29, 2010 1:31 pm 
Thnx GOAG, sounds like u started hiking down fairly low. Any ticks?

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PostMon Mar 29, 2010 1:43 pm 
Movenhike wrote:
Thnx GOAG, sounds like u started hiking down fairly low. Any ticks?
Get Out and Go wrote:
A few glacier lilies, cups and bells, but no sign yet of ticks, balsalmroot or GeoHiker's Hobo Camp. lol.gif Great place to revisit in a month, perhaps with a mountain bike.
Sometimes I don't read either.... lol.gif

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PostTue Mar 30, 2010 2:28 pm 
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