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"The Fortress" Summit Hike - Short video
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Interesting skies on the route to the mountain
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - The trail to Chester Lake is mainly quite wide, as it is a amintained cross-country ski track in the winter
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Trail signage
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Ben on his way to Chester Lake, the first stop on the way to the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Fun to see American Robins just before Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - At the outflow creek at Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Early morning frost on the leaves
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Fields of Fireweed in bloom near Chester Lake. which is a stop on the way to the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Arriving at Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Reflections on Chester Lake, a stop on the way to the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Chester Lake, a stop on the way to the summit (not in view here)
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - A Pika above Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Ben in the meadows above Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Fringed Grass of Parnassus was abundanta this year
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Looking back at the trail leading away from Chester Lake
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - The valley above Chester Lake had several small sectioins of creek and seepages
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Larry having crossed a large snowfield on the way to the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Ben about to cross a large snowfield on the way to the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - An adorable juvenile Columbian Ground Squirrel
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Redstem Saxifrage
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Ben still smiling after a long slog up to the col between "The Fortress" and Mount Chester
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Ben after leaving the col in between Mt Chester and "The Fortress"
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Larry on the slopes of the col between Mt Chester and "The Fortress"
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Larry looking ahead to the summit block
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Larry nearing the summit block
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Just below the summit block, a view down to the former public ski area known as Fortress Mountain
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - A decent trail through the rough scree below the summit block
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Larry on the summit
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"The Fortress" Summit Hike-Scramble - Summit selfie, in the background Mt Chester on the left, Chester Lake below it
