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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Video Summary
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - The mountain rises out of the valley
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Good highway conditions to the trailhead
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - In winter the road is closed to vehicles from this point west
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Ben starts out on the trail
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - The route is mainly steep right from the beginning
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - One last look to the Elbow River valley before continuing up through the forest
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - We didn't need our snowshoes yet, as the trail was nicely packed
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - The view to the south on ascent
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Icicles form when there's thawing and freezing
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Most of the ascent route is through thin forest
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Ben at a viewpoint on the ascent
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Larry continues up the steep forested slope
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - A minor false summit appears as we start up the final ridge
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Ben continues up the ridge toward the summit
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Other hikers on the way to the summit
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Fierce winds near the summit keep much of the snow away
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Larry approaching the summit cairn
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - This is the only summit we know where people keep a flag posted
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Prairie Mountain winter summit hike, with a return via Prairie Creek Trail - A windy summit selfie
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Ben at the summit. Photo taken from our secret wind shelter spot nearby
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - From our shelter, views NW, Moose Mountain on the right
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Larry heading down the ridge past the summit
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Beyond the summit, Ben heads down to the trail to Prairie Creek
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Soon we will be in the trees on the NW flank of the mountain
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Tromping on snowshoes through a winter wonderland
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Larry in the forests above Prairie Creek
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - The route down the NW flank of the mountain follows drainages but passes through the occaissional small meadow
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Ben arrives at the junction with the Prairie Creek Trail
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Prairie Mountain summit hike, rtn via Prairie Creek Trail - Larry at the meadow on the edge of Prairie Creek
