Red Mountain - 5.27.2009
This photo was taken near Red Pond... showing our general route up and down.
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Still two feet of snow at the PCT trailhead (3000') at Snoqualmie Pass.
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rdyhiker in Commonwealth Basin.
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Commonwealth Creek is running hard.
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rdyhiker crossing Commonwealth Creek.
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Our first good look at Red Mtn from Commonwealth Basin.
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Crossing the avalanche chute just before coming to Red Pond.
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rdyhiker is already above Red Pond... with Mt. Rainier and Guye Peak behind.
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rdyhiker is ready to get on some rock and dirt.
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rdyhiker continues up on fairly steep terrain.
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Back on the snow and heading for more rock.
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Almost to some rock.
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rdyhiker continuing up on rock and dirt... old avalanche debris down near Red Pond.
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ragman takes a break near Red's NNW ridge.
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Still some work left to reach the summit.
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rdyhiker snapping photos... Mt. Rainier in the distance.
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rdyhiker still climbing on rock.
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ragman on Red's NNW ridge.
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rdyhiker on Red's NNW ridge... Red Pass is just out of view on the left... with the Middle Fork Snoqualmie below.
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rdyhiker crossing a small patch of snow near the summit.
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ragman can see the summit.
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Cat Woman.
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Cornices on the Red Mtn summit (5890').
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Mt. Thomson in the foreground.
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rdyhiker strolling towards the summit... with Lundin Peak behind.
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rdyhiker and her sandwich on the Red Mtn summit.
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Kendall Peak and Keechelus Lake... Rampart Ridge in the distance on the far left.
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Mt. Stuart, Three Queens, Alta and Hibox... with the beginning of the Kendall Katwalk in the right foreground.
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Snoqualmie Mtn.
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A closeup of Three Queens.
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A closeup of Alta Mtn and Hibox Mtn.
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Big Snow Mtn... with Glacier Peak in the distance.
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rdyhiker starting down the summer boot-path route.
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rdyhiker traversing... with Mt. Rainier in the distance.
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Back on rock... Kendall Peak in the distance.
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Back on snow for the final descent to Red Pond.
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Looking up at Red Mtn from near Red Pond.
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rdyhiker points toward Red Mtn... Kendall Peak in the distance.
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Red Pond... or should it be Red Puddle.
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There were several post-holing events.
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rdyhiker buries her ice axe... using it as an anchor while dropping down to the creek.
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A nice waterfall flowing into Commonwealth Basin.
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Skunk Cabbage near the car... the only flower we saw all day.
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