Icicle Ridge - 5.6.2010
rodman's GPS route for our hike up Icicle Ridge... where we stopped at 5440 feet... 10 miles roundtrip, gaining 4258 feet of elevation.
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From the west end of Leavenworth... drive 1.4 miles on the Icicle Creek Road... turn right and look for the trail sign.
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Some of the Leavenworth homes... as we gain elevation on the Icicle Ridge trail.
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Still siwtchbacking higher... with Wedge Mtn in the distance.
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The trail crests the ridge at 3000 feet and offers this view of Tumwater Mtn.
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Looking down on Leavenworth and the convergence of Icicle Creek and the Wenatchee River.
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Patches of snow at 3500 feet.
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Watching the Wenatchee River rip down Tumwater Canyon... Tumwater Mtn on the right.
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rodman goes to snowshoes at 4200 feet.
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rodman nears our high point (5440+) for the day.
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Mt. Stuart.
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Looking up the Rat Creek drainage to Cannon Mtn on the right and Edward Mesa on the left.
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A closeup of 'The Mole'... a.k.a. Edward Peak.
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Several years ago a fire crossed our high point.
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ragman on the way back to the car.
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