Humpback Mountain - 2.18.2010
rodman's GPS route of our hike to Humpback Mtn... access from I-90 via Exit 42 or Exit 47... then drive road 55 and road 5510 to the unsigned trailhead... 4.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 2306 feet of elevation.
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Road 5510 was snowfree to this gate at ~2840 feet... where we parked.
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rodman and BarbE on the road that we walked for ~.75 miles.
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Good thing we weren't here to collect minerals because we didn't have a permit.
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~.75 miles from the gate the unsigned trail heads steeply uphill.
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At ~3900 feet rodman put on his circa 1967 crampons.
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BarbE and I used circa 2009 Microspikes.
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BarbE and rodman heading for the summit.
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Nearing the summit.
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BarbE on the summit... and rodman is close.
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Kaleetan Peak between the west and true summits of Granite Mtn.
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Pano shot from Preacher Mtn on the left to Mt. Stuart on the right.
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rodman preparing to walk over to the summit.
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A closeup... looking over McClellan Butte to the Olympics.
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Defiance, Bandera and Pratt are in the foreground.
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rodman makes his way towards the Humpback Mtn summit.
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ragman nearing the summit... with Kaleetan and Granite Mtn beyond.
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Annette Lake... with Silver Peak, Tinkham Peak and Abiel Peak.
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BarbE and rodman... hiding in the trees to try and get out of the wind.
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BarbE on the Humpback Mtn summit.
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BarbE and ragman on the Humpback Mtn summit (5174').
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A closeup of Mt. Rainier from the Humpback summit.
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rodman on the Humpback Mtn summit.
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Shadow people on Humpback.
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Merry Christmas everyone... if you lost your Noel Cone, give me a call.
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