Silver Peak - 11.8.2012

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Directions to the Silver Peak trailhead in Ollalie Meadow... leaving I-90 at Exit 54... driving 1 mile on Hyak Drive E... then 4.5 miles on FS 9070.
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rodman's GPS track of our hike... 6 miles roundtrip... gaining 2244 feet of elevation.
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A google earth look at the terrain for Silver Peak.
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Very frosty this morning... where we parked (3800') in a turnout on FS 9070 in Ollalie Meadow.
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Walking the short distance on FS9070 from our car back to where the Pacific Crest Trail crosses the road... Granite Mountain in the distance behind us.
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We will go left toward Silver Peak... if you go to the right, you will end up at Snoqualmie Pass.
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A few easy stream crossings in the first quarter mile.
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Time to delayer... Denali Girl, BarbE, iraman and rodman.
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Silver Peak is not in view... but it is up there somewhere.
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First good look at Tinkham Peak.
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Red berries... trapping a leaf.
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Glad we weren't here when the avalanche traveled through... a lot of work to clear the trail.
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An obvious cairn that signals the place to leave the PCT and start up for Silver Peak on a good boot path.
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On the good path leading up to the saddle between Tinkham Peak and Silver Peak.
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Denali Girl ascending.
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iraman ascending on an easy Class 2 section.
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Whoa... a patch of blue above Abiel Peak.
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BarbE is having fun.
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rodman got this shot of us in an official snow storm on the saddle between Tinkham Peak and Silver Peak... Denali Girl, ragman, BarbE and iraman.
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Silver Peak in view... snowing pretty good now.
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BarbE got this shot of us starting up the switchbacks on Silver Peak.
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BarbE ascending the switchbacks... Tinkham Peak on the left.
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I wonder if BarbE is still smiling?
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Denali Girl ascending... needless to say, the rocks are a little slippery.
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I can see a couple of heads up there on the summit.
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Denail Girl is almost to the summit.
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rodman got this shot of the summit party... BarbE, Denali Girl, iraman and ragman.
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BarbE got this shot of rodman and Denali Girl leaving the summit.
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Patience was the word of the day while descending the rocks.
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15 minutes after leaving the summit I look back up and see sunshine above Denali Girl and BarbE... go figure.
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iraman and rodman are leading us down... looks like they are getting ready to step into the void.
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BarbE and Denali Girl descending.
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rodman got this shot of a lovely couple.
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Still descending... we will be happy to get off of the rocks... Tinkham Peak in the distance.
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I wonder which way the wind blows in this spot.
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Looking pretty good to the east right now... but that won't last for long.
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Last good look at the Silver Peak summit.
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BarbE almost off of the rocks.
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Finally we can all exhale... a 2.5 mile easy hike back to the car.
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It was cold enough today for the snow to be dry.