Hex Mountain - 1.16.2014

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Take Exit 80 off of I-90... locate the Brick Tavern on South 1st Street in the town of Roslyn... then follow the instructions above.
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rodman's GPS track for our hike to Hex Mountain... 7.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 2830 feet of elevation.
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There was so little snow today that we actually drove beyond Newport Creek and parked a short distance up Newport Creek Drive (~2400').
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After hiking the road for a quarter mile or so we came to a 'Y' in the road... look for the patch of blue paint on the tree next to two of those green box things... this is the best route to take.
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Nearing the summer trail head... where is the snow?
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After hiking on the road system for ~1.5 miles we have reached the summer trailhead (~3400').
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Looking up the Newport Creek drainage to the summit of Hex Mountain on Sasse Ridge.
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This will be the Eller's 2014 Christmas Card.
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Izzy is always out front.
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Looking down on the north end of Cle Elum Lake... Davis Peak in the foreground... with Mt. Hinman in the distance on the right.
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Looking across Cle Elum Lake as Mount Rainier starts to come into view on the right.
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We have reached Sasse Ridge (~4840')... a short distance to the east we will find the Hex Mountain summit.
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tomman and BarbE just below the Hex summit... the Stuart Range in the distance on the right.
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What's the big deal?
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Looking across Davis Peak on the far left to the three summits of Summit Chief Mountain... then the multi-pointed Bears Breast Mountain... the smooth Mt. Hinman... and Mt. Daniel on the right.
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Looking across Jolly Mountain, Humerus Hill and Elbow Peak to the Stuart Range on the horizon.
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A closer look at the Stuart Range... Humerus Hill in the left foreground.
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rodman offers Izzy a small cup of 'Hex'... but Izzy knows better.
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Group shot from the Hex summit... Snowdog, Izzy, rodman, ragman, tomman and BarbE... Mt. Stuart in the distance on the left.
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Lets continue a bit further to that little bump and check it out.
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Izzy and I started for the little bump... but Izzy isn't so sure that she should leave her meal ticket behind.
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rodman and Snowdog decide to join me for the short ridge walk.
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BarbE on the ridge between the Hex summit and the little bump.
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Looking across Cle Elum Lake to Mount Rainier.
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Making the ridge walk back up to the Hex summit... leaving a 3.5 mile hike back to the car.