Mary's Peak - 11.4.2013
Directions from the entrance to 29 Pines Campground to the Beverly/Bean Trailhead.
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Our approximate route to the summit of Mary's Peak... using the Beverly Turnpike Trail to ~5000 feet... then contoured around and up to Mary's NW ridge (~5600')... which we followed to the summit... ~8.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3100 feet of elevation.
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A google earth look at the terrain around Mary's Peak.
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Gearing up at the trailhead (3600')... Izzy wants to know what is taking so long.
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A dusting of snow at the Beverly Turnpike Trailhead.
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After hiking a half-mile Snowdog and robman are at the junction with the Bean Creek Trail... we will stay on the Beverly Turnpike.
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The stream crossing was very easy... unless you have trouble with slippery logs.
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Gaining elevation on the Beverly Turnpike Trail... and a first look at Bill's Peak at the head of the valley.
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Snowdog and robman are still following the trail on 2 or 3 inches of snow... Teanaway Peak (aka Gene's Peak) on the left... with Bill's Peak on the right.
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Iron Peak (right) on the west side of the valley.
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I'm looking back at robman as he comes up the Beverly Turnpike Trail.
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Izzy doing her stick therapy.
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We've lost the trail and are working our way up to the NW ridge of Mary's Peak... Iron Peak across the valley.
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Teanaway Peak as we make our way up to the NW ridge of Mary's Peak.
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In 5 or 6 inches of snow just below the NW ridge.
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Working hard now.
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On the north side of Mary's NW ridge... with Iron Peak and Teanaway Peak in the distance... Fourth Creek Pass is below.
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We have found a nice lunch spot (5900') on Mary's NW ridge... there is still some work to do.
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A pano shot from our lunch spot... Bill's Peak in the left foreground... Devils Head and Volcanic Neck on the far right... with the Stuart Range thru the gap.
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Snowdog and Izzy posing for robman at our lunch spot... Iron Peak (left) and Teanaway Peak in the distance.
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Continuing along Mary's NW ridge now.
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Deeper snow (9 inches) on the north side of the ridge.
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Every step higher gives a broader view of the Stuart Range.
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The snow was more shallow on the ridge, but the terrain kept pushing us onto the north side of the ridge.
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Back on the north side of the ridge... and deeper snow.
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Continuing up the NW ridge.
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Looking down Mary's NW ridge to Bill's Peak (center)... Iron, DeRoux and Teanaway on the left... with Stuart and Sherpa on the right.
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robman on the NW ridge on Mary's Peak... can we see the summit?
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Say what?
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robman and Snowdog can see the summit now!
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Snowdog on Mary's NW ridge... clouds forming to the west.
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Izzy and robman on the summit (6680+).
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Most of the Stuart Range from Mary's summit... Stuart (left), Sherpa, Argonaut, Colchuck, Dragontail and Little Annapurna.
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A pano shot from Mary's summit... Teanaway Peak on the far left to Bean Peak (orange) on the far right.
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Three-quarters of the Mclees family on the Mary's Peak summit... robman, Snowdog and Isabel... with an abundance of Teanaway Peaks behind them.
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A group shot from the summit... Stuart and Sherpa in the distance.
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Looking down Mary's NW ridge from the summit.
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Izzy checks out Navaho Peak and Earl Peak from Mary's summit... Bean Creek Basin below.
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Looking south along the ridge that connects to Judy's Peak.
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Giving back elevation as we drop toward Bean Creek Basin.
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Oops... heading back up to Mary's summit because we couldn't find a comfortable route down to Bean Creek Basin... a waste of 30 minutes... big bummer... ugh.
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Back on Mary's NW ridge and heading down the way we came up.
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Izzy keeping a watchful eye on her meal ticket.
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Sparkles and wind blown sculpture on Mary's NW ridge.
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Almost back to our lunch spot.
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Volcanic Neck (left) and Bean Peak as we descend.
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Back to our lunch spot and looking up to Mary's summit... it took us 1.5 hours to gain the 800 feet of elevation from this spot to the summit.
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Find Waldo.
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Almost back to the trail.
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It is 4:30 pm and we are still 1.5 miles from the car... we got back at 5:00 pm... and did not need to use our headlamps.
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