Sibley Peak and Sibley Point - 6.30.2019
From the Cascade River Road... turn onto FS-1540 and drive 4.7 miles to the Hidden Lake Trailhead (~3500')... the road was pretty rugged in several places... however, there was a Toyota Prius in the parking lot.
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After hiking a little more than a mile we got our first look at Sibley Peak... with Sibley Pass to the right of the peak.
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After hiking the trail for 2.2 miles we left the main trail at 5400 feet and headed up toward Sibley Pass... Sibley Peak is on the far left.
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Looking down on the gang as they follow me up toward Sibley Pass... Mt. Baker stands out on the center horizon... with Teebone Ridge on the right horizon.
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Working our way up to Sibley Pass... with Sibley Peak on the left.
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Snowdog is almost at Sibley Pass.
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After hiking 2.4 miles we are taking a break at Sibley Pass (6050')... Sibley Peak is above.
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Starting to head up to Sibley Peak... Sibley Point is out there along the ridge to the left of The Triad... Forbidden Peak is on the extreme far right.
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BarbE and rodman work the steep terrain leading up to Sibley Peak.
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Working our way up to Sibley Peak above.
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rodman heading up to Sibley Peak... Sibley Point and The Triad are in the center foreground... Eldorado is now visible through the gap.
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Nearing the ridge just below the summit of Sibley Peak... with Sibley Point and The Triad in the right foreground.
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Taking a break on the summit (6496') of Sibley Peak after hiking 2.6 miles... Boston Peak and Sahale Mountain look like one on the left horizon... Johannesburg Mountain is in the center of the photo.
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Peak identification from the summit of Sibley Peak... we will hike along the ridge in the left foreground out toward The Triad to Sibley Point.
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More peak identification from the summit of Sibley Peak... time to follow the ridge out to Sibley Point.
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Lots of ups and downs along the ridge out to Sibley Point... and lots of flowers.
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Looking back along the ridge to Sibley Peak in the right foreground... with the highest (7088') of the Hidden Lake Peaks in the center of the photo... Glacier is almost buried in the clouds on the far left horizon.
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Snowdog leads the way toward Sibley Point in the right foreground... Early Morning Spire, Dorado Needle and Eldorado stand out on the left... with Forbidden Peak on the far right horizon.
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Looking back along the ridge leading to Sibley Peak... with Hidden Lake Peak on the left horizon.
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Our destination is in the right foreground.
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We have arrived at Sibley Point (6732')... with Early Morning Spire, Dorado Needle, Eldorado and The Triad only a stone's throw away.
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BarbE... ta-da!
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Snowdog and me at Sibley Point... can you say 'The hills are alive with the sound of music'.
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Time to trace our steps back along the ridge to Sibley Peak... the clouds have been building.
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Interesting rock along the ridge between Sibley Peak and Sibley Pass.
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BarbE and I can see Snowdog and rodman getting ready to leave the summit of Sibley Peak and head back down to Sibley Pass.
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Looking down at rodman and Snowdog as they head for Sibley Pass.
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Heading for Sibley Pass below... with the highest Hidden Lake Peak in the distance.
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We can see Snowdog and rodman relaxing at Sibley Pass... waiting for us to join them so we can try and beat the rain back to the car.
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Looking back at the weather building over Sibley Peak and Sibley Pass... we are a mile from the car and will barely beat the rain... our trip was 6 miles roundtrip, gaining ~3800 feet of elevation.
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