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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 11:30 am 
Sunday April 5, 2009 After a long day up in the North Cascades on Saturday, the Schmidt family and I decided to pick something a bit closer on Sunday. The weather was just too nice to stay indoors. Slept in a bit, then off to Hwy 2 and the Beckler River road. Nicely plowed all the way up to Jack Pass. Enough room to park there for 2 or 3 rigs (was a tight squeeze on the way back down when we passed several trucks coming up - road is plowed only 1 lane, perhaps 1 1/2 lanes wide for the most part). Snowshoes on right from the start; definitely needed as the recently fallen snow hadn't consolidated yet. Wet, heavy, sticky, sloppy with several deep tree well collapses. Gained the west facing ridgeline and the views rapidly improved. Bear Mountain was looking especially impressive. Heard several large avalanches rumble down it's steep south face. Crested the ridge top at 4600', then a pleasant 1/2 mile stroll along the ridgeline over to the summit. I was happy to see such an expansive view - ALW peaks were all visible, Glacier of course, Kyes, Blanca. Lots of things to see from this summit. Definitely worth the trip. 4 miles round trip and 2700' vertical.
Frog Mtn GPS
Frog Mtn GPS
DSD_0244 - morning view of Bear Mountain
DSD_0244 - morning view of Bear Mountain
DSD_0248 - histeppin' up Frog
DSD_0248 - histeppin' up Frog
DSD_0249 - deep slushy slog on lower flanks of Frog
DSD_0249 - deep slushy slog on lower flanks of Frog
DSD_0254 - Bear Mountain's fluting
DSD_0254 - Bear Mountain's fluting
DSD_0258 - Cool Kyes Peak
DSD_0258 - Cool Kyes Peak
DSD_0260 - a bit steep on the ascent up Frog
DSD_0260 - a bit steep on the ascent up Frog
DSD_0266 - up, up and away....
DSD_0266 - up, up and away....
DSD_0274 - more peaks to ponder
DSD_0274 - more peaks to ponder
DSD_0275 - Alti-Babe finishing off Frog
DSD_0275 - Alti-Babe finishing off Frog
DSD_0279 - Schmidt family on Frog summit
DSD_0279 - Schmidt family on Frog summit
DSD_0280 - north views from Frog summit
DSD_0280 - north views from Frog summit
DSD_0283 - Sloan's spire
DSD_0283 - Sloan's spire
DSD_0299 - Glacier awaits some visitors
DSD_0299 - Glacier awaits some visitors
Blanca, Kyes and Sloan
Blanca, Kyes and Sloan
DSD_0312 - Rowena, Frog and Glacier
DSD_0312 - Rowena, Frog and Glacier
DSD_0313 - Alti-Dude on Frog summit
DSD_0313 - Alti-Dude on Frog summit
DSD_0317 - fetching snowballs from the edge
DSD_0317 - fetching snowballs from the edge
DSD_0343 - ridge just below summit area
DSD_0343 - ridge just below summit area
a few ALW peaks from Frog Mtn
a few ALW peaks from Frog Mtn
DSD_0360 - mush dogs pulling Alti-Babe thru a flatter section
DSD_0360 - mush dogs pulling Alti-Babe thru a flatter section
DSD_0407 - good glissading
DSD_0407 - good glissading
DSD_0428 - Row always in the lead
DSD_0428 - Row always in the lead
DSD_0432 - tearing up the pow-pow (err, slop-slop)
DSD_0432 - tearing up the pow-pow (err, slop-slop)
DSD_0435 - Power and speed
DSD_0435 - Power and speed
DSD_0467 - Kiefer faster than Rowena?!!?
DSD_0467 - Kiefer faster than Rowena?!!?
DSD_0486 - Rowena running the glissade
DSD_0486 - Rowena running the glissade
DSD_0500 - Slushy slog descent
DSD_0500 - Slushy slog descent
DSD_0501 - 'Dude Down!!
DSD_0501 - 'Dude Down!!

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 12:49 pm 
Looks like Alti-Dude recovered enough from the Oakes experience for another snowshoe trip. Frog is a nice short one to get some quick views. cool.gif

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 2:32 pm 
Ooh, impressive views! I'm intrigued. Excellent dog photos as usual! agree.gif

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 2:45 pm 
yukon222 wrote:
DSD_0360 - mush dogs pulling Alti-Babe thru a flatter section
DSD_0360 - mush dogs pulling Alti-Babe thru a flatter section
Wait a sec, can the whippets pull a sled? Time to start waterproofing my cast, getting out my snow gear and building a Jo-pulk.

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 4:17 pm 
I like the sound of a Jo-pulk up.gif lol.gif

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 7:36 pm 
Hey man, nice shots ! Not to rub it in, but I remember 2-3 years ago in January doing Frog, and the snow was so hard we used crampons. Sweet ! winksmile.gif

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 7:40 pm 
I love the action shots with the whippets frozen in time forever. "Babe down, Babe down!!!"

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 7:45 pm 
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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 8:09 pm 
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yukon222 wrote:
DSD_0244 - morning view of Bear Mountain
DSD_0244 - morning view of Bear Mountain
Gotta get up there someday. With the Wild Sky attention there's bound to be at least a boot trail eventually, but it would be nice to do it before that happens.

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PostFri Apr 10, 2009 11:57 pm 
Hmmm! I might PM you for more info. It looks like a 2010 winter trip!! Great TR and photos. up.gif up.gif up.gif

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PostSat Apr 11, 2009 12:39 am 
Beautiful shots of the fresh snow on the peaks.

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