Teanaway Butte - 2.7.2009

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rodman's GPS route... we parked at the 29 Pines Campground (2600')... then walked 4.3 miles to the end of the Jungle Creek road... then south 1.2 miles to the Teanaway Butte summit.
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Walking the Jungle Creek road.
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After walking the Jungle Creek road for ~2.5 miles, we pass by Jungle Creek Trail #1383.1.
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Denali Girl on the Jungle Creek road... or in this case, what used to be the Jungle Creek road which is in serious need of repair in several places.
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After walking the Jungle Creek road for 4.3 miles we reach the end of the road (3600') and the trailhead for the Way Creek trail #1235.
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At the end of the Jungle Creek road it is time to put on our snowshoes.
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madman took this group photo on the false summit (4600')... Charlie, ragman, Janet, Denali Girl, and rodman.
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Charlie, rodman and Janet nearing the Teanaway Butte summit (4760+).
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Janet, Charlie, and rodman start the summit party.
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madman and Denali Girl near the Teanaway Butte summit... in the distance is part of the Stuart Range, Earl Peak, west summit of Three Brothers and Navaho Peak.
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madman took this photo of Charlie, rodman, Denali Girl and Janet on the summit... Stuart, Sherpa, Colchuck and Dragontail in the distance.
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madman's shot of the weathered Ponderosa near the summit... Jolly Mtn in the distance.
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A closeup of Mt. Stuart and Sherpa Peak.
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A closeup of Jolly Mtn.
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The Louvre and Hawkins Mtn.
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Fortune Peak and the three summits of Ingalls Peak.
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A closeup of Argonaut Peak, Colchuck Peak, Dragontail Peak and Little Annapurna.
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A panorama shot of the Stuart Range.
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A panorama shot with Elbow Peak on the left to Navaho Peak on the far right.
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Mt. Rainier from the Teanaway Butte summit.