[Schroder]

looking NE

looking NW

I talked Hanzsek into one more trip before the weather changed. Dickerman was close & quick. We left the parking lot about 9 am & were the only ones there. The trail is snow free to the long switchback to the waterfall at 4000 feet. The snow was very hard at that point & I put on microspikes & Hanzsek his crampons. The waterfall crossing required it - the creek bed is dry with no snow so we had to climb about 20 ft down the side on snow so hard I could barely get the pick of my axe in. The other side was a bit easier.

waterfall crossing

waterfall crossing return

From there it was easy going up a hard packed trench to the top - traction devices recommended. Up the winter trail, the creek is exposed in a lot of places with some big holes along the trail.

Holes along creek

We had great weather up on top with no wind. Shortly after we ate lunch a couple of other guys came along, one that I had run into on Pilchuck Saturday. We didn't carry snowshoes & didn't need them.

upper meadows

Forgotten & Pugh

Sloan Peak, Norm & Ralph

Sloan

Lunch spot

Addison Ridge, Cadet, Foggy, Columbia

Silvertip, Conglomerate

Whitechuck, Forgotten

Lunch & Glacier Pk

Whitechuck

Norm exploring

Whitehorse & Jumbo

Jay waiting for lunch

heading down

Lewis to Vesper

Ice caves photo for Scrooge

Hanzsek & Big 4

Lewis, Del Campo, Gothic & almost Morning Star

Hall & Pilchuck

Sperry & Vesper

Another great day to be up in the hills!

[Hikingqueen]

Yeah, another great day in the hills! Wonderful photography!

[bertman]

Awesome! Great pics! Bertman

[Schroder]

I added a couple of panoramas

[Jim Dockery]

Great shots, I love the second pano.

[tmatlack]

Comrades, Those photos are why we live here. Tom

[Sabahsboy]

Schroeder, these are magnificent shots...and reveal more than I recall seeing the many times I hit Dickerman summit (oh, yes, some were foggy and rainy, etc.). Thank you for sharing the adventure!

[Hulksmash]

There's a potential nwhiker calendar photo

[silence]

aaaah .. what a beautiful day .. those are far and in betwn on dickerman .. at least for us .. in early nov 09

Break in the Clouds

great pix schroder!! .. i'd like to see chris' too .. tell him i said hi .. o and tell him we got the BASE film into the mountain film fest in mammoth calif .. with some kind of award .. man i gotta get a copy to him .. anyhow dickerman has been on my mind lately .. i never get tired .. so thx for the beta

[wildernessed]

Wow, so that's what blue skies look like. Awesome shots !

[Highwalker's Daughter]

Beautiful! Hard to believe the highway is still open to the parking lot at this time of year.

[bonobo]

[Highwalker's Daughter]

Good to know. I'm planning to go out that way this Sunday and might even do Dickerman then.

[Schroder]

and not a speck of snow for 2000 ft above that either