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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Kachess ridge

 

I headed over the pass to get some sun shine and to see if I could hike with out getting into snow.  I headed up the silver creek trail by Easton and after 1200 feet elevation gain, I hit the snow.

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Not wishing to walk through the snow and post holing all of the time, I headed straight up the ridge.  Ridge hikes are usually a lot of fun.  They have open, quite often have a nice breeze and usually have great views, but ridges by their nature tend to either have a lot of ups and downs, or as in this case, just go strait up.  Still it’s better than snow.

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The snow has been off of the ridge for several weeks, so the wild flowers were starting to come out.

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and in the meadows, the lupine, the over achiever of the flower world was in full bloom.

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It was a pleasant if somewhat tiring hike.  It looks like it will be several weeks for trails through the trees will be clear of snow.

Oh, and for all of you relatives in Arizona and southern California.  Here is a picture to show you what green looks like.

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Pictures of hike

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