Bearjack East Peak - 1.15.2009

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Park at 29 Pines campground... walk FS 9738 for ~3.5 miles... leave the road and head cross-country for Bearjack Ridge... 13.3 miles roundtrip, gaining 2617 feet of elevation.
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Looks like a nice day in the Teanaway as we approach 29 Pines campground.
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We will hike FS 9738 for ~3.5 miles and then go cross-country up to Bearjack Ridge.
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rodman near Bearjack Ridge.
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Mt. Rainier from Bearjack Ridge.
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Navaho Peak and Little Navaho from Bearjack Ridge.
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Earl Peak, the top of Mt. Stuart, and Argonaut Peak from Bearjack Ridge.
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Miller Peak from Bearjack Ridge.
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Bearjack Ridge East Peak (4800+) only has partial views of the Stuart Range... Dragontail Plateau, Witches Tower, and Little Annapurna.
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On our return we found what looked like an illegal hunting platform near FS 9738.