2017/12/16 – Horse Lake Mountain III / 馬湖山之三
Original plan of spending the day in Salmon La Sac area fell through due to poor weather conditions.
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Original plan of spending the day in Salmon La Sac area fell through due to poor weather conditions.
Even east of the mountains couldn't escape the rain. Mission-Naneum Ridges were still in clouds when we pulled into Wenatchee
The pup and I made good use of the snow-free southern terrain by tackling Gunnshy Peak.
Black pup indicated that he wasn't yet ready for prime time, so I forewent our original plan and took him on another conditioner
With recent fresh powder in the mountains, climbing Crosby Mountain would have been an overly ambitious day-long endeavor
Pup and I arrived at the Phelps Creek Trailhead late Friday to a lot full of trucks now that the hunting season had begun.
Rooster Comb overlooks the City of Wenatchee. It's also right outside the eastern border of the Dry Gulch Preserve. From the top, one can also see the mighty Columbia River…
Photos from this trip can be found here. One more holiday scramble before returning to work and avalanche danger being raised to high the following day. A great winter scramble to…
Last Christmas we turned around at mile 2.5 after spending hours swimming in fresh powder while breaking trail.
Road 6910 was overall drivable with sufficient traction, preferably with a 4wd.
Poe Mountain was the second mountain on Wenatchee (Poet) Ridge pups and I visited.
With a noon start and the indefinite closure of Road 63, I was happy to settle for just one high point.
Gunn Peak has been on the back burner list for a while. I finally found time to climb it this season.
The peak marks the highest point on the elongated ridge between Eightmile Lake and Lake Stuart.
The yellow pup and I tackled Dirtyface Peak, the highest point on Dirty Mountain.
The lack of views on the summit kept me away from Philadelphia Mountain all these years.