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kepPNW: The spikes on this krummholz illustrate the sand-blasting so well.
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kepPNW: The spikes on this krummholz illustrate the sand-blasting so well.
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kepPNW: Octopus Tree?
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kepPNW: Fascinating old krummholz all along the route.
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kepPNW: Angling over towards the White River Canyon.
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kepPNW: Upper Wizard Way
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kepPNW: Obligatory selfie?
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kepPNW: Tremendous rockfall in the crater sent up this plume of ash.
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kepPNW: Newton Clark Glacier.
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kepPNW: Lunchspot with a view! Yowsa.
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kepPNW: My moment of IG-wannabe at 8000'. (photo: Peder)
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kepPNW: Back down at 8000', taking it all in (as well as even more photos!) one more time.
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kepPNW: Newton Clark Glacier.
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kepPNW: Mt Hood summit block.
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kepPNW: Up, up, up...!
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kepPNW: So good to get really high with Peder again.
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kepPNW: "Yes, here is there!" Peder taking in the view from what became our lunchspot at 8000'.
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kepPNW: Sweet sliver of a moon "setting" over the moraine.
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kepPNW: Looking down at MHM and the tops of Blue and Hood Express lifts.
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kepPNW: From this point upward, it's just ash and rocks and a few (very!) hardy plants, along the moraine.
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kepPNW: Transitioning to Upper Wizard Way, apparently so difficult it's not even marked on MHM's maps! LOL
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kepPNW: Chippy!
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kepPNW: Cliffs at the top of Heather Canyon.
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kepPNW: Cliffs at the top of Heather Canyon.
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kepPNW: Fabulously twisted and sand-blasted ancient krummholz.
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kepPNW: Fabulously twisted and sand-blasted ancient krummholz.
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kepPNW: Fabulously twisted and sand-blasted ancient krummholz.
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kepPNW: Nothing but ash on the Upper Wizard Way (#10) section. Keep on plodding!
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kepPNW: Loose and scrambly bits on Middle Wizard Way (#9).
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kepPNW: Couldn't decide which, of two photos, of this cute little chipmonk I liked better! These guys were all over the place up there.