Welldiggers Ass - 3.4.2009
rodman's GPS route of our snowshoe trip to Welldiggers Ass... 5.25 miles roundtrip, gaining 2191 feet of elevation.
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Looks like a beautiful day as we park in the plowed area on the north side of Hwy 2... less than .25 miles east of Smith Brook road.
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From the parking area we walked west along Hwy 2 to Smith Brook road... and crossed the westbound lanes of Hwy 2 and walked thru the Hwy divide.
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rodman getting ready to cross the eastbound lanes of Hwy 2.
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rodman starts making the steps in 9 to 12 inches of fresh snow.
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Looking west towards Stevens Pass.
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ragman made a few of the steps...
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but rodman made most of the steps.
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Looking east to Arrowhead Mtn.
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rodman in a sea of marshmellows.
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rodman at 4700'... only 100 feet of elevation gain left to finish off the steep part of the trip.
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Trees at the Welldiggers Ass summit (5273')...
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and the weather is changing for the worse.
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Looks like a nice day in Leavenworth and Wenatchee to the east.
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Mill Valley and part of the Stevens Pass Nordic area.
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