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Jeff R Closet hiker.
Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 972 | TRs | Pics Location: Everret |
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Jeff R
Closet hiker.
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:52 am
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I enjoyed TNABing with all you guys,even though it was just for a brief moment. Getting off work early, the great weather and the destination had me chomping at the bit to summit, so I kept going. That and the skeeters! Why are the bugs still really bad this time of year? My plan was to wait at the lake for everyone to show up and then tackle Avalanche mountain together, but after descending down one switch-back from the Snow lake saddle, I continued to traverse on a bench thru heather and huckleberry slopes until a small tarn. Shortly after, I encountered a talus slope wich lead me to the ridge seperating Snoqualimie and Avalanche. Easy scrambling on the ridge from left to right brought me to the summit. I stayed on the summit for awhile until the skeeters and the impending darkness made me descend to where I meet up with the TNAB group.
It was great meeting some of you for the first time! I am glad everyone hiked out safely, the off trail terrain was no place to be in the dark, thats for sureBig Snow from Avalanche. Tarn above Snow lake. Another tarn above Snow lake. Snow lake at dusk.
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Magellan Brutally Handsome
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 13116 | TRs | Pics Location: Inexorable descent |
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Magellan
Brutally Handsome
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:30 pm
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What a great trip. 70 degree while leaving the lot at 5:30 pm.
The old trail goes thataway Carved out Guye Peak, Alpental valley
It's less than an hour to the Snow Lake overlook. I briefly considered going high and trying to stay near the ridge. It looked pretty spicy from down low, so I was glad I did not. Jeff followed a nice bench well below the ridge.
The head of Alpental Valley Steps just below the gap Snow Lake
I did some investigating at the lake since I had not been there before. A neat cabin foundation, a nice toilet, and plenty of swimming avaiable.
Happy campers at old cabin I heart backcounty toilets Beautiful pool
A few TNABers caught me and five of us headed up. There was a decent path to a tarn, but then the fun started. With no trail we had five guys spread out over the hillside. We all reconnected at the talus. It was steep, and then into the woods for steeper. Basically I was pulling myself up the hill by blueberry bushes, munching for sustenance, and occasionally pulling one out.
Chris captures the tarn Drew kicking butt
At the ridge (4800') there was still no path. It was amazing to find a peak so close to Snoqualmie Pass without a beat in route. A few of the quick guys headed up, but I did not want to scramble down the hill, and then bushwack in the dark back to Snow Lake. Out I went, joined by Don and Yet. Only a few minutes from the main path, I was off route. Blueberry bushes are easy to push through, but what was that noise? I listened as something pushed it's way through some berry bushes just on the other side of a small hill. I decided not to investigate since it was near dark, and 30' was close enough for me!
Sunset on Snoqualmie Mt Yet and Don, moving fast
Back on trail, the moon lit our way home. Great end to a great day. Thanks TNAB!
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Busta-Hip will there be bugs?
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 9 | TRs | Pics Location: Sammamish, WA |
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Busta-Hip
will there be bugs?
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:55 am
TNABing
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Yet, I absolutely loved your addendum to Mark’s TR. You hit TNAB on the mark. By the way, did anyone notice TNAB has become a verb? “TNABing” seems to have been used often as of late. I think it requires an official Webster’s definition. Anyone up to the challenge? CHR15??
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A dream is an answer to a question you haven’t figured out how to ask - Fox Mulder
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