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With all the chatter about conditions in upper Snowbrushy creek Steve and I decided to do a 2 night trip to check things out. It is true that the log out ends just above the Saska Pass junction.
After setting up camp about a mile below Milham we went to Milham Pass and checked out the route to Borelas Pass on the way back.
The trail up Anthem no longer exists. The top sign says Emerald Park and 45 mi sheep drive. The lower sign says Saska Pass. Typical views in the upper basin. Typical trail going to Milham above the Saska junction. Steve topping out on Milham. HTT on Milham Pass with Cardinal behind.
The next morning it was cross country through the burn to Saska Pass. The lower trail is gone so we just cut a diagonal until we found the trail near the top.
looking toward Saska pass. Trail just below Saska Pass. We had to go below this slide. Steve on the Saska Pass trail near the top. Cornice on the Pass. Me on Saska Pass. Can you find Steve near the cornice? Glacier Peak in the clouds. Looking down Saska Pass. Emrald from Saska. Looking down Snowbrushy Creek. Good shot of Borelais Pass from Saska. The pass is just to the right of the snow in the left center low saddle.
We never saw anyone for the entire trip. Then as we were leaving in the AM of the third day we hear something and find out we are getting steamrolled from behind by NWhikers own rising3hikers. He had just done a one nighter up on Mirror Peak. Whoa, some one night effort.
Get Out and Go, Bramble_Scramble, rubywrangler, Nancyann, ozzy, reststep, fourteen410
Get Out and Go, Bramble_Scramble, rubywrangler, Nancyann, ozzy, reststep, fourteen410
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