Windy Pass - 3.12.2008
Chikamin Peak from the Hyak Sno-Park (2640')... Exit 54... west side of I-90.
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Looking back on the Hyak Sno-Park... Denny Mtn on the left... Guye Peak and Mt. Snoqualmie on the right.
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Reach Keechelus Lake in less than a half mile.
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Approximately one mile from the Hyak Sno-Park this orange pole is where you leave the road and hike or ski an eighth of a mile in the woods.
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Turn left when you come out of the woods... on the Cold Creek road.
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Stay on the main road and don't be tempted by any junctions... when you see this sign you know you are on the right path.
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One of the ski huts furnished by the Hyak XC Ski Center... for paying customer use only.
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My first look at Silver Peak... after skiing for 3.5 to 4 miles.
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Tinkham Peak from along the road to Windy Pass and Olallie Meadows.
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After 5 miles of skiing I arrive at Windy Pass in Olallie Meadows... Granite Mtn in the distance... let the views begin.
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Left to right... Kaleetan Peak, Chair Peak, Bryant Peak, The Tooth, and Denny Mtn.
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A closeup of Kaleetan Peak, Chair Peak, Bryant Peak, and The Tooth.
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Looking across Olallie Meadows to Silver Peak.
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Bandera Mtn, Mt. Defiance, and Pratt Mtn.
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A closeup of Mt. Snoqualmie, Lundin Peak, and Red Mtn (looks white to me)... Guye Peak is in the foreground.
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Mt. Snoqualmie, Lundin Peak, Red Mtn, the top of Mt. Thomson, and Kendall Peak... Guye Peak is in the foreground.
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Granite Mtn... with Kaleetan, Chair, and Bryant on the right.
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I made an upward traverse higher into Olallie Meadows for this shot of Humpback Mtn.
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As I skiied higher in Ollalie Meadows, Chimney Rock and Chikamin Peak were visible on the right... Mt. Thomson and Kendall Peak on the left.
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A panorama shot from my hight point (4160') in Ollalie Meadows... Granite Mtn on the left to Rampart Ridge on the right... 10.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 1500 feet of elevation.
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