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Gimpilator
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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 7:35 pm 
Josh, Michael, Craig and I climbed Sorcery Mountain on Sunday via the Dingford Creek trail and Horseshoe Lake route. The spot to turn off the trail is next to a large boulder with a tree stump on top of it. There is a faint boot path, but for the most part that was covered with a few inches of snow. Overall, the route is not much fun without enough snow to cover the brush. As mentioned in previous reports, the boulder formations on the west ridge above the lake keep it interesting. We all carried snowshoes but they were not used. We were excited to meet the Sorcerer on the summit and he showed us a few magic tricks.
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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 8:01 pm 
This had me laughing out loud lol.gif

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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 8:16 pm 
It looks like the Sorcerer was casting a spell on Big Snow Mountain. The summit party was definitely enchanted by Sorcery, too. ------------ For current conditions, this peak had a 1-out-of-10 approach with 10-out-of-10 summit views.

60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 8:17 pm 
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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 8:36 pm 
Cool. Puzzlr and I were up there last month. Didn't get the great views that you guys had nor did we meet the sorcerer. He must have been down below with Nimue, the lady of the lake.

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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 8:53 pm 
Gimpilator wrote:
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This one is amazing. How on earth... ~z

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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 9:23 pm 
Most creative use of labeling on a picture on this site. up.gif

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PostMon Nov 25, 2013 9:37 pm 
ditto.gif awesome lol.gif up.gif up.gif

Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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PostTue Nov 26, 2013 11:16 am 
At least now we finally know the answer to the 30+ year old question of where this guy is spending his later years:

60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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PostWed Nov 27, 2013 2:18 pm 
I'm envious of the views you got. But I enjoyed the route up more than you apparently did, except for the brush around Horseshoe Lake. I thought the rock outcrops on the ridge were unusually scenic with large rounded boulders tumbled every which way
Cluster of rounded boulders
Cluster of rounded boulders

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