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kepPNW: Cold day! Icicles were oozing out of downed logs.
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kepPNW: Cold day! Icicles were oozing out of downed logs.
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kepPNW: Heading out to the first (off-trail) viewpoint along Paradise Ridge.
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kepPNW: Strong winds on Mount Adams were blowing so much snow the mountain doesn't appear in focus.
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kepPNW: Looking into Indian Heaven Wilderness from Paradise Ridge.
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kepPNW: Mount Adams and Lemei Rock.
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kepPNW: Really nice view to the east from Paradise Ridge.
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kepPNW: Traversing Paradise Ridge with the Trapper Creek Wilderness and Observation Peak off to our west.
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kepPNW: The second big viewpoint along Paradise Ridge afforded views to the south and west.
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kepPNW: The second big viewpoint along Paradise Ridge afforded views to the south and west.
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kepPNW: The second big viewpoint along Paradise Ridge afforded views to the south and west.
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kepPNW: High winds blowing snow off Mount Hood.
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kepPNW: Observation Peak (left) and a false summit (right) on the way up.
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: Giant pair of Douglas firs!
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: The trail felt like a slot canyon at times!
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kepPNW: Much of the trail along Paradise Ridge was through the forest.
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kepPNW: A few miles in, we hit a stretch that seemed like an old road. Snowshoes or skis would've been ideal, here!
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kepPNW: A few miles in, we hit a stretch that seemed like an old road. Snowshoes or skis would've been ideal, here!
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kepPNW: A few miles in, we hit a stretch that seemed like an old road. Snowshoes or skis would've been ideal, here!
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kepPNW: A few miles in, we hit a stretch that seemed like an old road. Snowshoes or skis would've been ideal, here!
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kepPNW: Temps must've been in the low-20s, as my breath was freezing to my beard.
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kepPNW: Alder isn't always a pretty tree, but this grove was picturesque beyond words.
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kepPNW: Alder isn't always a pretty tree, but this grove was picturesque beyond words.
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kepPNW: Alder isn't always a pretty tree, but this grove was picturesque beyond words.