Cashmere Mountain - 6.25.2009
rodman's GPS route of the trip... 16.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 6107 feet of elevation.
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madman signs us in at the Eightmile Lake trailhead (3280').
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After 2.8 miles of hiking we arrived at Little Eightmile Lake.
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Shortly after passing the lake we turned right on the Eightmile-Trout Lake Trail.
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Flowers are in bloom.
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Looking down on Little Eightmile Lake as we gain elevation.
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Lake Caroline (6190')... ~2.5 miles from Little Eightmile Lake.
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rodman crossing Pioneer Creek between Lake Caroline and Little Caroline Lake.
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Little Caroline Lake.
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larman, rodman, rdyhiker and madman on the trail to Windy Pass.
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A pretty basin at ~6560'.
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Walking through Glacier Lilies as we near Windy Pass.
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We lost the trail in the snow and hit the ridge north of Windy Pass at ~7400'.
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Visibility was poor as we turned east and started walking the ridge towards Cashmere Mtn.
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Somewhere between Point 8219 and the summit.
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Tricky navigation in the fog.
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madman and rdyhiker looking for the route.
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Finally on the north side of Cashmere Mtn and traversing underneath some of the false summits.
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At ~8200' we started up towards the summit.
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larman and rodman on the way to the summit.
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madman and rdyhiker are climbing.
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larman and rodman climbing.
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madman and rdyhiker less than 150 feet from the summit.
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madman and rdyhiker near the Cashmere summit as the sun tries to come out.
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rdyhiker starts the final push to the summit.
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larman and rodman near the summit.
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madman on the Cashmere Mtn summit (8501').
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rdyhiker near the Cashmere Mtn summit.
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larman on the Cashmere Mtn summit.
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rodman on the Cashmere Mtn summit.
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madman starts down a gully on the south side of Cashmere.
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rodman, larman and rdyhiker on the way down from the summit.
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madman has found where we will turn west and traverse underneath the summit block.
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rodman and larman on loose rock.
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rdyhiker continues down.
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We can see Colchuck Lake across the valley.
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At ~7400 feet we are below the clouds.
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Colchuck Peak, Argonaut Peak, Sherpa Peak and Mt. Stuart.
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Little Annapurna, Witches Tower, Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak... with Colchuck Lake below.
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Mt. Stuart is almost out of the clouds.
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Taking a break after doing some boot skiing.
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We can finally see the Mt. Stuart summit.
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Enchantment Peak, Little Annapurna above Aasgard Pass, Dragontail, Colchuck, Argonaut and Sherpa.
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Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak across the valley from Lake Caroline.
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Eightmile Lake as we make our way back down from Lake Caroline.
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