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Jonl
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PostMon Dec 29, 2014 6:58 pm 
Seems like everyone does this trip clockwise. Any reason???

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PostMon Dec 29, 2014 7:56 pm 
AlpineRose wrote:
Your NF Quinalt/Skyline loop is a fine idea and a great trip....
...if the bugs don't suck you dry. I still wake up in a cold sweat thinking about that trip.

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PostMon Dec 29, 2014 8:23 pm 
If you do it clockwise all the elevation gain and tough sections come first, then it is an easy downhill trip down the valley to return. The return can be done in one day.

"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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