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mtngrl
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mtngrl
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 Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:54 am |
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Talk about good weather. Exciting! Equally as exciting, upon arriving in Leavenworth to pick up our permit we learned there was an 'Enchantments Zone' permit available if we'd like. Would we? Of course! Decision time: to enter via Snow or Colchuck? Colchuck/Aasgard won.
To camp IN the basins was really a treat. Over the next four days I wandered with a smile on my face, climbed Little Annapurna, ventured up Prusik Pass, dropped into Gnome Tarn, walked ridges, soaked up the sun, listened to babbling waterways, gazed into super-clear waters, hopped rocks to Excalibur, observed goats everywhere, exchanged words with happy fellow hikers, and generally had one of those 'pretty close to perfect' trips. It was good. Photo opportunities never ceased, the full set can be seen here.
 Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington  Sunset Bugs  Bug Love  Camp  Perfection & Annapurna  Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington  Gnome Tarn  Goats Excalibur & Viviane  Top  Annapurna Summit  Morning Has Broken  Kid  Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
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GeoTom
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GeoTom
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:04 am |
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Enchanting! 
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EastKing
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EastKing
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:11 am |
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Great pics. Can't wait to go up there!! 
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Backpacker Joe
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Joined: 16 Dec 2001
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I need to get back up there again. Let's all pray for good weather in October.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
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Ingunn
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Ingunn
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:46 am |
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Mmmm, photos! Good choice on the entry - we were up there 11-14 and decided to go in via Snow since we have never been there before (we've seen Colchuck Lake before). Once we made it up to Viviane, we were in complete agreement that we did NOT want to go back down that long, dusty trail, so we went down Aasgard and got a ride back to our car. Next time I am definitely going up Aasgard!
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Bloated Chipmunk
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Wow, great pics. Hope to make it back up there next yr... 
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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reststep
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reststep
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:57 pm |
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Very nice. You really hit the nice weather.
It was much different when we were there the last week of August. It was cold, very windy and there was a dusting of snow one morning.
"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
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regulus
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regulus
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:58 pm |
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Beautiful! One part I really loved when I did this trip was the big Stonehenge rocks at the top of Little Annapurna. Your pictures of the trail leading up to the big funky rocks are great.
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wawa
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wawa
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:12 pm |
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On 9/10 I day hiked up Aasgard and headed towards Prusik and Gnome tarn for the standard photo op before heading back to the TH. Maybe we crossed paths? I really like your Little Annapurna and Little Stonehenge pix. Based on your pix i wish i had headed up Little Annapurna instead.
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goats gone wild
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Joined: 19 Aug 2007
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You Made It! What a wonderful trip, mtngrl. Four days in heaven.
.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch.
Jason Hummel
.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch.
Jason Hummel
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Mark Griffith
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The pictures are so lovely, can't wait to go in October. I hope the weather holds.
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jaguar
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jaguar
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:13 am |
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isn't Oct 15th the start of the "no permits" time? I know I can look it up, and RTFM, and etc... but I say it this way instead to see how many of the NW Hinkers will be doing the mad dash up like me
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Go Jo
of the lykkens
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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Go Jo
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:44 am |
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I hope I get to 'walk in your shoes' next season, thanks for sharing your fantastic trip photos ~Jo
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