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Get Out and Go
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It had been a few years since I had been up FS Rd. 7305 off Mt. Home Rd. (I even made it up there in a VW Jetta once.) Those days are gone.  The Xterra in 4WD handled the clearance fine today. I don't know if it was the recent rains, but the road is rutted badly. In any case, even if you park down lower and walk the flower-lined road, the payoff is worth it. The "trail" is short, just over a mile and a half to the ridgeline from the end of the road TH.
 "Unofficial" Trail Wedge and Ridge-line in Sight Allen Creek Meadows Views to the East 
Where others have gone Still Lots of Snow Up High Almost to the Ridge 
McClellan, Little A, Dragontail, Temple, Cannon Big Time Views Snow Lakes Little Annapurna McClellan Gregory - Fury 16 2 specks on the right snow shoulder (NW Hikers?) Climbers on top of Cannon 
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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fourteen410
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| Get Out and Go wrote: | McClellan, Little A, Dragontail, Temple, Cannon |
holy cow! that's a gorgeous view.
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HitTheTrail
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Nice beta for anyone doing the Enchantments this last weekend of open permit season. Just to the left of where you are standing is the boot path to Nada Lake that allows you to cut off about six miles of that "deleted" Snow Lakes trail. Good work. 
| Get Out and Go wrote: | Big Time Views |
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puzzlr
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Huh? The Snow Lake trail has been "deleted"? Looks like there's still plenty of snow up in the basin. And I'd like to try that shortcut descent because it would feel like parachuting down to Nada Lake.
Agree with the awesomeness of the views from Wedge. You don't even need to get on the summit to get the full effect.
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Dayhike Mike
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short
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Magellan
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Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:16 pm |
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Very cool. The distance makes it kid friendly. Anyone got easy directions to Mountain Home Road? Yes, I know how the Google works...
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Get Out and Go
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Magellan, Ragman & Rodman's TR has good road and trail maps for Wedge here: https://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7983454&highlight=
Hit the Trail, as for the "short-cut", I've looked down a couple possible gullies a few times from up there and thought, "Yea, it's doable, but is it worth it?" It's almost an hour to drive up there, an hour hike up to the ridge and probably an hour of brush-bashing, creek-crossing, and route-finding down to Nada Lake. You're still left with a return back up and then down to your vehicle. Sounds more adventure than short-cut. ...... A few years ago, I heard of a McClellan 1-day summit outing via Wedge that took 16 hours, dark-to-dark. 
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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HitTheTrail
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| Get Out and Go wrote: | | Hit the Trail, as for the "short-cut", I've looked down a couple possible gullies a few times from up there and thought, "Yea, it's doable, but is it worth it?" It's almost an hour to drive up there, an hour hike up to the ridge and probably an hour of brush-bashing, creek-crossing, and route-finding down to Nada Lake. You're still left with a return back up and then down to your vehicle. Sounds more adventure than short-cut. ...... A few years ago, I read a TR on a McClellan 1-day summit outing via Wedge that took 16 hours, dark-to-dark. |
Whoa...calm down. It's just an option. You have someone drop you and then go out Aasgard, Crystal or Snow Lakes. People do that sort of thing all the time.
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Soccer_Dad
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b00
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Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:38 am |
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what altitude did you hit snow?
what altitude was continuous snow?
:>)
ps - thanks for the cool t/r
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Get Out and Go
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b00, snow began at about 5600' running up to the ridge at 6200'. I was able to get on a "mini-rib" and piece together a lot of bare ground. I see my route every day from the Hwy2/97 Junction and that snow is going fast!
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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b00
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Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:11 pm |
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| Get Out and Go wrote: | | b00, snow began at about 5600' running up to the ridge at 6200'. I was able to get on a "mini-rib" and piece together a lot of bare ground. I see my route every day from the Hwy2/97 Junction and that snow is going fast! |
thanks!
:>)
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wildernessed
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I haven't been up to Wedge in a long time !
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