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PostMon Sep 28, 2009 2:42 pm 
Last Friday MM, Todd, & I ventured to the south end once again to tag Jumbo & Sunrise Pks. Situated on Juniper Ridge in the Gifford Pinchot Natl. Forest, these peaks offered 4-volcano views (Rainier, Adams, St. Helens, & Mt. Hood) as well as many other peaks including those in the Goat Rocks wilderness. cool.gif up.gif up.gif We set out early on Friday & made our way down to the Sunrise TH. This TH is reached by driving south from Randle on FRs 25 & 23 (paved) & then onto FR 2324 (about 5 mi. of unpaved but decent rd.). While it was pretty chilly leaving town before dawn, we opened the doors to sunny skies & warm temps ~ 3 hrs. later. smile.gif
Todd & MM @ the TH w/Sunrise Pk.
Todd & MM @ the TH w/Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk.
Juniper Ridge
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Juniper Ridge
Rainier
Rainier
The trail starts out forested & steep, but soon breaks out into open slopes of berry bushes rich w/fall color. We saw a little frog & some mushrooms along the way.
Frog
Frog
'shrooms
'shrooms
Adams & Hood came into view, as well as our 1st destination for the day: Jumbo Pk.
Mt. Adams
Mt. Adams
Mt. Hood
Mt. Hood
Jumbo Pk. comes into view
Jumbo Pk. comes into view
Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk.
The boys on the trail
The boys on the trail
Adams & fall color
Adams & fall color
In about a mi. we reached the 1st junction. Left heads toward a saddle & another junction w/the Juniper Ridge trail, & right goes uphill toward Sunrise Pk. We stayed left & traversed the slope toward the saddle, dropping a little in elevation to get there.
Junction w/trail up to Sunrise Pk.
Junction w/trail up to Sunrise Pk.
Junction w/Juniper Ridge trail
Junction w/Juniper Ridge trail
Cliffs
Cliffs
Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk.
Berries - yum!
Berries - yum!
Jumbo Pk.
Jumbo Pk.
After passing the 2nd junction many berry bushes, we rounded the west side of Juniper Ridge & walked by an impressive-looking cliffy peak that evidently had no name. confused.gif
Cliffs of unnamed peak across the way
Cliffs of unnamed peak across the way
Color
Color
Todd eating berries
Todd eating berries
Berries
Berries
Yellow & grey
Yellow & grey
Fall color on Jumbo's lower slopes
Fall color on Jumbo's lower slopes
As we approached Jumbo, we kept our eye out for a route up to the top. After seeing a faint trail going up the north end, a nasty gully on the west side, & another (not so nasty but still sketchy) gully on the south, we backtracked a bit to pick up the trail on the north side. It looked more like an animal trail but nevertheless put us on top, w/only 1 semi-exposed/slippery section.
Unnamed peak & Rainier
Unnamed peak & Rainier
Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk.
Fall color & unnamed peak
Fall color & unnamed peak
Unnamed peak & Rainier
Unnamed peak & Rainier
St. Helens comes into view
St. Helens comes into view
Slippery slot - not the way we went up
Slippery slot - not the way we went up
Slippery slot close up
Slippery slot close up
Ant nest
Ant nest
Todd
Todd
Goat Rocks
Goat Rocks
The boys disappeared around this corner
The boys disappeared around this corner
Trail up to Jumbo
Trail up to Jumbo
Todd going up the one exposed section
Todd going up the one exposed section
The views from the top were great in all directions. hockeygrin.gif We sat in the shade & snacked, taking in the views. Meanwhile, there was a rapidly forming smoke cloud forming out toward the Goat Rocks. frown.gif
Mt. Adams as seen from atop Jumbo Pk.
Mt. Adams as seen from atop Jumbo Pk.
The boys atop Jumbo Pk.
The boys atop Jumbo Pk.
View north from atop Jumbo Pk.
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View north from atop Jumbo Pk.
St. Helens
St. Helens
Adams
Adams
View south
View south
MM on top
MM on top
My shadow
My shadow
Mt. Margaret, Whittier, & others
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Mt. Margaret, Whittier, & others
Pinto Rock(?)
Pinto Rock(?)
The boyz relax in the shade
The boyz relax in the shade
Rainier zoomed
Rainier zoomed
View to the NW
View to the NW
St. Helens zoomed
St. Helens zoomed
Adams
Adams
Smoke near the Goat Rocks
Smoke near the Goat Rocks
McCoy Pk. & Langille Peak
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McCoy Pk. & Langille Peak
Looking @ Jumbo's true summit from the lower south summit area
Looking @ Jumbo's true summit from the lower south summit area
Our shadows on Jumbo
Our shadows on Jumbo
Our shadows on Jumbo
Our shadows on Jumbo
The smoke cloud is growing...
The smoke cloud is growing...
Next, it was time to head back down & tag Sunrise Pk. before the day was done. Sunrise is a very short hike from the trailhead so we saved it to do on the way out. After coming down from Jumbo & getting back to the main trail, Todd sat down for a bit to dump the dirt/rocks out of his boots before continuing on. After a few minutes he caught up, but shortly thereafter realized his GPS was missing doh.gif & went back to find it while MM & I continued on. Turns out it fell out of his pocket when he sat down; he found it in that spot. He caught up to us not long after we passed the junction @ the saddle.
Cool rock
Cool rock
Ant nest
Ant nest
The Juniper Ridge trail that traverses the west slope of Sunrise is very chewed up by dirt bikes & the soil is like powder. waah.gif We kept distance from one another in the hopes of not inhaling too much dust. gag.gif We reached the next junction where the ridge trail continues north & another trail switchbacks up Sunrise Pk. Not long after that there is one final junction, where we turned left to walk the last few minutes to the top. The very top is a little airy & there's a handrail to use for the final steps. The top is flat since there used to be a lookout, & the views once again were in all directions. hockeygrin.gif up.gif
MM @ the junction w/the trail up to Sunrise Pk.
MM @ the junction w/the trail up to Sunrise Pk.
Weathered sign.
Weathered sign.
Last junction before trail leading to the top of Sunrise Pk.
Last junction before trail leading to the top of Sunrise Pk.
Sunrise Pk. w/strange aircraft flying above. ;-)
Sunrise Pk. w/strange aircraft flying above. ;-)
Jumbo in the late afternoon light
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Jumbo in the late afternoon light
MM about to summit Sunrise
MM about to summit Sunrise
Todd coming up the last bit
Todd coming up the last bit
Sunrise's shadow
Sunrise's shadow
Zoom of the car
Zoom of the car
Rainier & the north end of the summit
Rainier & the north end of the summit
View back toward Jumbo
View back toward Jumbo
Cliffs of Sunrise Pk.
Cliffs of Sunrise Pk.
Rainier & Tongue
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Rainier & Tongue
Adams
Adams
Juniper Ridge
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Juniper Ridge
The temp was dropping & so was the sun, so we didn't spend too long on top. On the way down we got some shadow shots & the moon had become visible directly above Mt. Hood. smile.gif
The boyz coming down from the summit
The boyz coming down from the summit
Our shadows on Sunrise
Our shadows on Sunrise
Our shadows on Sunrise
Our shadows on Sunrise
Adams @ sunset
Adams @ sunset
Moon over Hood
Moon over Hood
We made it out before needing headlamps wink.gif , then headed back to Randle for the usual post-hike eats. hungry.gif souse.gif

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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PostTue Sep 29, 2009 12:35 am 
This is such a nice area! up.gif Here are my pictures:
Juniper Pk from trailhead.
Juniper Pk from trailhead.
Sunrise Pk from trailhead.
Sunrise Pk from trailhead.
Tongue Mt from trailhead.
Tongue Mt from trailhead.
Frog
Frog
Shrooms
Shrooms
Shrooms
Shrooms
Colors
Colors
Adams and Todd.
Adams and Todd.
Sunrise Pk from the trail.
Sunrise Pk from the trail.
Fall colors
Fall colors
Jumbo fom the trail.
Jumbo fom the trail.
Trail near Jumbo Pk.
Trail near Jumbo Pk.
View of Jumbo Pk from the trail.
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View of Jumbo Pk from the trail.
Unnamed Pk, Juniper Pk, Mt Rainier and Sunrise Pk.
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Unnamed Pk, Juniper Pk, Mt Rainier and Sunrise Pk.
Trying not to get run over.
Trying not to get run over.
Bikers near Jumbo Pk.
Bikers near Jumbo Pk.
Mt Hood from Jumbo Pk.
Mt Hood from Jumbo Pk.
Zoom of Mt Whittier from Jumbo Pk.
Zoom of Mt Whittier from Jumbo Pk.
Adams from Jumbo.
Adams from Jumbo.
Looking South from Jumbo Pk.
Looking South from Jumbo Pk.
St. Helens to Rainier pano from Jumbo Pk.
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St. Helens to Rainier pano from Jumbo Pk.
On Jumbo Peak with Rainier and Sunrise in the background.
On Jumbo Peak with Rainier and Sunrise in the background.
Zoom of Sunrise Pk. from Jumbo Pk.
Zoom of Sunrise Pk. from Jumbo Pk.
Juniper Pk. From Jumbo Pk.
Juniper Pk. From Jumbo Pk.
Smoke
Smoke
Unnamed Pk
Unnamed Pk
Fall colors
Fall colors
Motorcycle ruts
Motorcycle ruts
Jumbo Pk from Sunrise Pk.
Jumbo Pk from Sunrise Pk.
Adams and Jumbo from Sunrise Pk.
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Adams and Jumbo from Sunrise Pk.
On Sunrise Pk
On Sunrise Pk
Arrrrgh!
Arrrrgh!
Leaning
Leaning
Shadows
Shadows
Colorful lichen
Colorful lichen
Golden
Golden
Adams at sunset
Adams at sunset
Adams zoomed
Adams zoomed

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PostTue Oct 20, 2009 8:35 pm 
that's a lot of pictures hockeygrin.gif

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PostTue Oct 20, 2009 8:50 pm 
No stopping this group Mike! I really enjoyed this area. The peaks all look very cliffy, but have reasonable routes up. I hope I never forget the strawberry fest I had up there. ETA: Just noticed this is a month old.

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PostTue Oct 20, 2009 11:22 pm 
iron wrote:
that's a lot of pictures hockeygrin.gif
There's a lot to take pictures of. It's a really nice area! agree.gif

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PostTue Oct 20, 2009 11:47 pm 
Great stuff, the more pics the better up.gif I just noticed something - there haven't been too many pics of Mt. Adams on this site in the time I've been involved here, even though it's the 3rd highest peak in WA, OR and ID......anyone ever wonder about that? hmmm.gif

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PostTue Oct 20, 2009 11:57 pm 
This is a great trip. I did this route last summer and really enjoyed it. That hiked down that slot from Jumbo and it was pretty intense!! Great pictures BTW!!!!!

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PostWed Oct 21, 2009 12:12 am 
Pretty cool shadows on Sunrise.

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PostWed Oct 21, 2009 5:54 am 
That ant nest looks like it belongs in the wilds of Africa. Recently read about a strain of very aggressive omnivorous ants that are marching their way around southern Texas and Florida, a strain even hungrier than their fire ants. So glad to live in our peaceful NW with our well-mannered bears, cougars, and rattlers! I'm definitely copying this one next fall. Looks like the perfect overnight for me, if there's camping far enough away from the ant mounds. Any water around there, or does one just gorge on berries for hydration?

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PostWed Oct 21, 2009 8:55 pm 
I don't remember seeing any water. You'd probably need to carry enough for your whole trip. There were a lot of berries though, at least. up.gif

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PostWed Oct 21, 2009 9:10 pm 
We saw two snow patches last year on Aug 10.

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