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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 8:27 am 
Taking advantage of the last in a short streak of sunny days we started hiking at 10 am on Smithbrook Rd. We had heard from others that snowshoes would be unnecessary so we left them at home and booted the 2.7 miles up to the turnoff to the Smithbrook TH. From here we followed a well-worn path, now using microspikes, to the saddle between Lichtenberg and McCausland. We stayed right for the final ascent and were standing on the summit 3 hours after leaving the car. Unfortunately, a weather front was moving in right as we arrived but the wind was relatively calm which allowed us to lunch for 1/2 hour before the trip down. Some skiers we saw on the road walk out will be happy with the new snow today. smile.gif
9.3 miles and 2700' of gain.

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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 1:39 pm 
Without having to wear snowshoes, Smithbrook Road seemed less of an ordeal. Nice day, despite losing out on the sun.
Ice art along Smithbrook Road
Ice art along Smithbrook Road
Smithbrook delight
Smithbrook delight
Perfect day for microspikes
Perfect day for microspikes
Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg
The saddle between Lichtenberg and McClausland
The saddle between Lichtenberg and McClausland
Daniel & Hinman
Daniel & Hinman
Stuart in the clouds
Stuart in the clouds
Leaving the summit
Leaving the summit
Direct and fun way off the summit
Direct and fun way off the summit
Crossing old avi debris
Crossing old avi debris

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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 2:08 pm 
Not much to add except it was a mellow day with a hard track put in by many parties ahead of us. I thought we'd have a cold wind but the sun warmed us on the way up and the wind never showed up. A couple had camped the previous night on the flat ridge before the last uphill to the summit. We made some additions to what they left behind.
Big smile
Big smile
A start on a snow cave
A start on a snow cave

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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 3:52 pm 
up.gif Nice trip! I like blue skies, but the clouds can be dramatic too smile.gif I noticed the huge icicles across the valley on Lichtenberg! Those look almost as tall as a person perhaps!

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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 4:18 pm 
mbravenboer wrote:
I noticed the huge icicles across the valley on Lichtenberg!
We saw those too and wondered about the rust color. Maybe some dirt seeping through? In BarbE's photo they look nearly the size of the smaller trees.

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PostWed Feb 14, 2018 8:57 pm 
Cute Aussie

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PostThu Feb 15, 2018 6:24 pm 
I had a hunch you guys were nwhikers folk when we passed. I'm the lady that was coming down from higher up Smithbrook, with the dog attached to my waist. We chatted briefly about snowshoe trenches. smile.gif

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PostThu Feb 15, 2018 6:48 pm 
Hey, I thought that was you. wave.gif

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PostMon Feb 19, 2018 1:15 pm 
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Direct and fun way off the summit
Direct and fun way off the summit

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PostThu Feb 22, 2018 12:49 am 
Nice not to have to do heroic trailbreaking sometimes eh? I'm appreciating one of the wide photos of Lichtenberg that I think shows a fun steep ski line that a friend and I skied some years back on a stable powder day. There's some complex terrain over there!!

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