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Fletcher
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PostWed Jan 02, 2019 10:42 am 
Julia and I wanted to get out for New Years and Hex Mountain seemed like a decent option. We didnt leave Seattle until after 8am. After a surprisingly good breakfast at the Parkside Cafe in Easton, we weren't hiking until nearly noon. Lots of other people out. I skinned and Julia booted. We had snowshoes with us for her, but we didnt end up using them.
Vibrant Colors
Vibrant Colors
Hex Mtn trail sign
Hex Mtn trail sign
low coverage at 4500 ft
low coverage at 4500 ft
Jules just below the summit
Jules just below the summit
We made it to the top just after 2pm. There were several other parties up there. Had we been up there an hour or two earlier, we would have had good views of the Stuart Range but the clouds had blown in shortly before we arrived.
first peak of 2019 (maybe 2019 will be the year I grow eyebrows..)
first peak of 2019 (maybe 2019 will be the year I grow eyebrows..)
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views
views
views
South Hex, didnt bag it
South Hex, didnt bag it
We hung out on top for 15 minutes, then headed down. I snowboarded, Julia hiked. I got exactly 3 good turns coming off the summit, then it was mostly survival skiing all the way back down to the car. Glad to have been able to get out with my lady on the first day of the year!
afternoon light over Lake Cle Elum
afternoon light over Lake Cle Elum

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PostWed Jan 02, 2019 7:49 pm 
Fletcher wrote:
Vibrant Colors
Vibrant Colors
The vibrant yellow of the wolf lichen was used across North America by the First Nations as a yellow dye. Traditionalists still use it today.

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