Tamanos Mountain - 10.17.2011

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rodman's GPS route for our trip to Tamanos Mountain... 9.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3040 feet of elevation.
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From the White River entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park... drive 2 miles to the trailhead parking area (3720') on the right side of the road. The trail starts on the left side of the road.
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The bridge crossing after hiking 3 miles on the nicely graded trail.
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Shortly after the bridge crossing we came out of the trees and got this view of Tamanos Mountain.
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Denali Girl and ragman underneath Tamanos Mountain.
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Tons of Western Anemone near Owyhigh Lakes.
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At 3.5 miles... Owyhigh Lakes (5183') below Governors Ridge and Barrier Peak (right).
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A quarter mile beyond the lakes we got our first view of the Cowlitz Chimneys... this is where we left the main trail and followed the boot path to the right.
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The boot path crosses this very large meadow... Tamanos Mountain on the far right... Cowlitz Chimneys on the far left.
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Denali Girl and rodman heading for Tamanos on the boot path that crosses the meadow.
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Gaining elevation now... the Cowlitz Chimneys and Denali Girl.
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Looking across the valley to Governors Ridge and Barrier Peak.
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A closeup of Governors Ridge.
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Cowlitz Chimneys.
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A closeup of the chimneys.
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Denali Girl and rodman continue towards Tamanos Mountain.
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A dusting of snow at ~6000 feet... we will head for the saddle (left)... summit on the right.
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Owyhigh Lakes, Governors Ridge and Barrier Peak as we head for the saddle south of Tamanos.
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Denali Girl nears the saddle... I'm looking south across Double Peak to Goat Rocks and Mt. Adams on the horizon... Barrier Peak on the left.
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Looking at the Cowlitz Chimneys as the terrain steepens near the saddle.
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At the saddle now... looking at the easy ridge that will take us to the summit area.
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A pano shot from the saddle... Denali Girl is lower left... the Cowlitz Chimneys (left) lead over to Rainier... Goat Island Mountain on the right.
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A closeup of the big guy.
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Denali Girl starts heading up the ridge.
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Continuing up the ridge and looking back at the Cowlitz Chimneys.
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rodman ascending along the ridge.
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Denali Girl ascending along the ridge.
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The false summit is close.
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rodman on the false summit (6760+) of Tamanos Mountain.
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The true summit is a short distance beyond this bump... however, the conditions look too risky for us to make the traverse over to the summit.
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A pano shot showing the Tamanos summit in relation to Mt. Rainier.
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Looking down on Governors Ridge.
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Group shot from the false summit of Tamanos.
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A closeup of the Cowlitz Chimneys, Banshee Peak and the Sarvant Glaciers.
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Denali Girl coming back down to the saddle.
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Denali Girl at the saddle.
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We will use our micro-spikes to get down the steepest part of the hillside.
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Looking across Governors Ridge as we head back down to the lakes.
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Denali Girl and ragman descending.
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Getting close to the lakes now... leaving an easy 3.5 mile hike back to the car.