Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:45 pm Another Day in Paradise, 02.07.09
Since our last trip to Paradise underwhelmed us with views such as this...
...we decided to take advantage of the weather on Saturday for another chance to go to Panorama Point. What a difference from two weeks ago! We drove up and out of the foggy lowlands and into a clear, sunny, WARM mountain Paradise. I immediately stripped down to the ever-fashionable thermal underwear/shorts combo and kicked myself for not bringing anything short-sleeved.
We strapped on our snowshoes and headed up to Glacier Vista. JK and Carlos brought skis, so they put them on for a quick run while I ambled over to the hill up to Panorama Point. I figured they would catch up to me in no time, but apparently skis are heavy. I guess I've finally found the secret ingredient that makes me faster than them. I spent 20 minutes or so lazing around on a rock by Panorama Point until they made it up, then ate lunch while the boys (now topless) recovered.
The weather was too good to turn around, so after lunch we moseyed upward. We toyed around with the idea of going to Camp Muir, but we would have needed an earlier start and less tooling around. Plus now we have an excuse to go back in the near future. Our high point for the day was a rocky knob that I can only assume is McClure Rock (it had a cairn and a summit marker, but I couldn't make out what it said).
The guys started changing to skis for the descent and I ran down (so I could take photos) and promptly twisted my ankle. Lame. At least I could glissade most of the way back.
I hobbled back to the parking lot and watched the beginning sunset and the resident fox while icing my ankle and letting the boys pack up. Even with the wee ankle snafu, I'm going to have to rate this as my best winter trip so far. It's hard to believe it's February!
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Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:35 pm
Bravo, what beautiful photos! Sure wish I was there instead stuck in bed with the flu all weekend. Looks like you had a near perfect outing (all except for the ankle incident). That shot of the fox is awesome, makes me want to take the trip down just to get a pic of it!
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Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:54 am Re: Another Day in Paradise, 02.07.09
Ingunn wrote:
We've heard Adams has a great glissade but somehow we keep missing it... let us know if your group needs some extra sherpas for this year's attempt.
We'd loved to finally summit, regardless of the fun slide availability!
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I guess I've finally found the secret ingredient that makes me faster than them. I spent 20 minutes or so lazing around on a rock by Panorama Point until they made it up, then ate lunch while the boys (now topless) recovered.
Looks like you had a near perfect outing (all except for the ankle incident). That shot of the fox is awesome, makes me want to take the trip down just to get a pic of it! 
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