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Yana
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Yana
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 Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:56 pm |
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| Opus wrote: | | I like to pick destinations based on interesting names alone. |
I know what you mean. For this reason, and this reason alone, I would like to visit the Big Bosom Buttes (I guess that's what happens when you have non-French people naming things).
For food themed places, I like your Chocolate Glacier idea, but I'm glad I wasn't playing this game when I visited the Deadhorse Mesa! 
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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Don
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Don
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:15 pm |
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Excellent account Yana! I have yet to get into this area. Some day.
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Randy
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:43 pm |
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| dicey wrote: |  climbing Bacon |
I see a snow ramp.
lolz
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Matt
Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
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Matt
Tea, Earl Grey, Hot
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:55 pm |
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Nice trip, everyone.
Did Eric mention that he’s been to Watson before? We did it as a winter trip on 1/3/05.
Also, is the rock behind Eric the "rock of doom" you were talking about?
 Eric near Watson summit  Watson Summit Tea  Eric departing Watson summit  Heading back across the glacier  Bacon Alpenglow
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
“As beacons mountains burned at evening.” J.R.R. Tolkien
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Mtn Man
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Mtn Man
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:55 am |
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Mmmmmm, that berber was good!!! You can thank Tazz for her stylish penmanship on the note. We actually had a cheeseburger with bacon AND ham on it, good stuff!!!
Great story, had me laughing a few times. I only hope I have the stamina and drive someday that all of you had on that trip. Tazz and I were pretty beat just from our lake traverse. Although Tazz's side bushwackin' and avi path straight up beat us up pretty good.
I did leave that ice axe JUST for you, but that pesky meanderer gal wanted to throw off our scent  As for the kool aid, Tazz was thirsty 
Thanks for sharing, we'll see you on the next trip, complete with berber and beers!
B)
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Schmidt Alti-Babe
The Ice Queen
Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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I love Bacon.  Even if it is bad for me. 
Thanks for letting me join in on your trip and completing a new summit. I had lots of fun on my first non-Dude backpack.
DAY 1:
 Dicey and Shuksan  Watson Col ahead!  Watson tree bashing  Yana heads to Watson's true summit  Under the rock to Watson!  Yana on Watson  Bacon awaits!  Shuksan clouds  Yana and Watson ridge  This looks like a good filter spot :P  Yana around the Watson tarns  Looking for bivy sights  Heading up the waterfall route  Eat this, veggies!  Good tree belay.  Ascending the snow  Above the Diobsud tarn  Don't fall here!  Red sagebrush  Why do they keep following us?  Berdeen and the Pickets  Around the false summit  Knife edge to Bacon  Shuksan and Blum twin clouds  Bacon on Bacon  Yana on Bacon  Back to False Bacon  Leaving the views  Steep snow ahead!  Back at the Diobsud tarn  Route back up Bacon  Fail watch  Last of the brutal climb!  Shuksan clouds  Snow ridges from Diobsud pass  Sure, we'll pose for you one last time!  Watson tarn  Aqua reflections  Yana, no, don't go there!  Cartman vertical snow climb
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Schmidt Alti-Dude
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| Schmidt Alti-Babe wrote: | | I had lots of fun on my first non-Dude backpack. |
Hopefully that will be your only non-Dude backpack. I can't believe you went on this trip without me only two days after coming back from the Enchantments.
This may be a proud husband talking: Great pictures Babe, made me feel like I was there after all.
Anything stated by me in no way reflects the attitudes or opinions of my wife
Anything stated by me in no way reflects the attitudes or opinions of my wife
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Yana
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Yana
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:28 pm |
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| Schmidt Alti-Dude wrote: | | This may be a proud husband talking: Great pictures Babe |
Nope, not just you! They are great (though there seem to be an inordinate number of my butt... inordinate being more than 0)!
I really like the one of dicey crawling along under the Watson Rock of Doom! (which, yes Matt, is the same one as in your winter photo).
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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yukon222
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:31 pm |
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'Babe is an excellent "on-the-go" photographer, snapping pics of the traveling group and still have the energy to catch back up. Well done! 
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bobbi
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bobbi
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Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:49 pm |
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fantastic job everyone
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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DIYSteve
seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Location: here now |
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DIYSteve
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Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:15 am |
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| Yana wrote: | After a while, dicey noticed a group of five people on a snow patch above us! They were too far away for us to talk to, but they just happened to be where cartman's improvised route popped out of the forest/brush. He gave them beta (I think something like "choose another destination entirely" would have been helpful  ) and they continued on their merry way with overnight packs. Ouch! Hope they got up through that section okay. |
That was our group, on Day 2 of a week-long traverse from Watson to Mt. Blum via Bacon Peak, Pt. 5432, Hagan Mtn. Pics and TR's to follow.
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mike
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Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:45 am |
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Is my memory suspect or is that glacier on the north side of Watson going the way of the dodo? By late season it appears to be broken up with lots of moraine showing. In the past I remember an easy walk across the snow field up to the col below the summit. Unfortunately I can't find any old photos.
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Dayhike Mike
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| BigSteve wrote: | | That was our group, on Day 2 of a week-long traverse from Watson to Mt. Blum via Bacon Peak, Pt. 5432, Hagan Mtn. Pics and TR's to follow. |
Hey there Steve! Good to see you're still out and about.
Looking forward to your Trip Report as well...
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
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Bright River
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I've done Bacon 3X, twice by this route and RECommend that you try another route if you do it again. From the Andersen Lakes contour the north side of Watson(easy benches or snow, ptarmigan here) and you will hit a shallow rib and notch, drop about 500 feet into the top of Noisy creek( may be avalanche debris). Climb up the slope in a moreorless Northerly direction ( pleasant snow and meadow slopes - takes you right up to the wind cirque of Bacon (about 100 feet and just w. of the Summit). This aactually involves about half the descent and a lot less brush, routefinding, etc. than the drop over the south ridge of Bacon and into the "Diopsid Lakes", they were unnamed when I was there. This is the first part of the Watson, Bacon, Hagan, Blum traverse that I did years ago.
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
..-and rest thee by many brooks and hearthsides without misgiving. Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at home. HDT
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DIYSteve
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DIYSteve
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Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:38 pm |
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Goforth,
We looked at your suggested route on the map but, even though it's lower angle terrain, we avoided it because Beckey warns of a difficult vegetated descent into the upper NC valley. Can you be more specific about where you descended? Were you there early season when the vegetation was snow-covered?
In the Blum summit register, we saw a map depicting the route you describe. Was that your map?
Thanks,
Steve
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