2008 (Oct 19) Owens Peak 6X

Morning View at 6am

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:11:22 -0700

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Morning View at 6am

View at 7:20am

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:11:52 -0700

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View at 7:20am

Met Sparkles, Tomcat and Rach at Bernardino's for breakfast

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:12:21 -0700

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Met Sparkles, Tomcat and Rach at Bernardino's for breakfast

Rachel got Sparkles a PINK mini knife for her birthday

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:12:55 -0700

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Rachel got Sparkles a PINK mini knife for her birthday

Jim stopped by

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:13:16 -0700

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Jim stopped by

Tomcat, Rach, Sparkles, Snow Nymph

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:13:41 -0700

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Tomcat, Rach, Sparkles, Snow Nymph

Silly

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:14:05 -0700

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Silly

The drive in . . . Morris, Jenkins and Owens Peaks

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:14:36 -0700

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The drive in . . . Morris, Jenkins and Owens Peaks

Big Joshua Trees

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:15:13 -0700

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Big Joshua Trees

Cool colors and clouds

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:15:51 -0700

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Cool colors and clouds

Five Fingers thru the dirty windshield

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:16:18 -0700

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Five Fingers thru the dirty windshield

Snow Nymph, Tomcat and Sierra Sparkles at the Owens Peak Trailhead (5,400')

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:16:55 -0700

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Snow Nymph, Tomcat and Sierra Sparkles at the Owens Peak Trailhead (5,400')

Silly

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:17:31 -0700

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Silly

The sky was so blue

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:18:15 -0700

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The sky was so blue

Breakfast didn't sit well in my stomach, so I couldn't keep up

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:18:55 -0700

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Breakfast didn't sit well in my stomach, so I couldn't keep up

I kept a slow steady pace, cooling down with the Misty Mate

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:19:48 -0700

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I kept a slow steady pace, cooling down with the Misty Mate

Fall colors

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:20:14 -0700

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Fall colors

Animal tail

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:08 -0700

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Animal tail

Flower

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:31 -0700

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Flower

Fremont Peak way out there, barely visible

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:57 -0700

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Fremont Peak way out there, barely visible

There's a plane wreck on Jenkins, but we couldn't see anything

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:22:31 -0700

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There's a plane wreck on Jenkins, but we couldn't see anything

Trail is steep here

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:23:36 -0700

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Trail is steep here

Frank, Tomcat and Sparkles

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:24:16 -0700

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Frank, Tomcat and Sparkles

Cool tree below

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:25:07 -0700

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Cool tree below

Starting up the slabs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:26:13 -0700

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Starting up the slabs

Frank below (this photo showed that he had a jacket)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:27:08 -0700

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Frank below (this photo showed that he had a jacket)

Flattened tree

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:28:00 -0700

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Flattened tree

Frank was tired, so I slowed down hoping to get him to the summit

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:28:53 -0700

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Frank was tired, so I slowed down hoping to get him to the summit

A few minutes later, Frank said didn't feel well and was going to turn back. My GPS said 150' from the summit, and it took me 5 min to get there

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:30:03 -0700

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A few minutes later, Frank said didn't feel well and was going to turn back. My GPS said 150' from the summit, and it took me 5 min to get there

Sparkles and Tomcat were enjoying the views

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:30:38 -0700

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Sparkles and Tomcat were enjoying the views

Glider

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:31:01 -0700

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Glider

I called Rach, and we used our signal mirrors. I couldn't get a photo of it

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:31:19 -0700

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I called Rach, and we used our signal mirrors. I couldn't get a photo of it

Glider

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:31:41 -0700

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Glider

I could see the pilot

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:32:06 -0700

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I could see the pilot

Register entry

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:32:25 -0700

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Register entry

I climbed down from the summit looking for a plane wreck, Tomcat and Sparkles are on the summit

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:32:58 -0700

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I climbed down from the summit looking for a plane wreck, Tomcat and Sparkles are on the summit

Lamont, East Lamont, Lamont Point, Spanish Needle and Sawtooth. I went to the edge of the grey rocks looking for a plane wreck

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:33:35 -0700

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Lamont, East Lamont, Lamont Point, Spanish Needle and Sawtooth. I went to the edge of the grey rocks looking for a plane wreck

Richard Piotrowski showed up

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:34:04 -0700

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Richard Piotrowski showed up

My shadow

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:34:39 -0700

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My shadow

Sierra Sparkles started looking for the plane wreck too

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:35:21 -0700

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Sierra Sparkles started looking for the plane wreck too

Sparkles still looking on another ridge

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:35:57 -0700

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Sparkles still looking on another ridge

Tomcat and Richard on Owens, from where I was looking for plane wreckage

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:37:24 -0700

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Tomcat and Richard on Owens, from where I was looking for plane wreckage

Spanish Needle from Owens Peak

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:38:00 -0700

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Spanish Needle from Owens Peak

RichardP, Snow Nymph, Tomcat and Sierra Sparkles

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:38:26 -0700

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RichardP, Snow Nymph, Tomcat and Sierra Sparkles

Silly on the summit

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:38:51 -0700

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Silly on the summit

Heading back

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:39:30 -0700

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Heading back

Sparkles on slabs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:40:33 -0700

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Sparkles on slabs

Richard following Tomcat down the boulders

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:41:45 -0700

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Richard following Tomcat down the boulders

Sparkles went the way I normally go

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:42:50 -0700

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Sparkles went the way I normally go

Tomcat guiding

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:43:33 -0700

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Tomcat guiding

Fun under blue skies

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:44:33 -0700

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Fun under blue skies

Soft sand to ski down

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:45:27 -0700

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Soft sand to ski down

Pretty green against the sky

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:46:15 -0700

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Pretty green against the sky

Tomcat takes off

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:47:12 -0700

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Tomcat takes off

Colors along the way

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:47:53 -0700

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Colors along the way

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:48:36 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:49:22 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:50:06 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:50:51 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:51:33 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:52:11 -0700

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Pictographs

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:52:53 -0700

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Pictographs

Morteros

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:53:29 -0700

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Morteros

Pictographs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:54:13 -0700

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Pictographs

Sparkles in the Picto cave

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:54:59 -0700

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Sparkles in the Picto cave

View from the Picto Cave

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:55:22 -0700

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View from the Picto Cave

Back at the TH by 5pm, Franks truck is still here. We waited til it got too cold to hang out, ~6pm. We decided it would be warmer by the highway, where Tomcat was parked

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:55:50 -0700

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Back at the TH by 5pm, Franks truck is still here. We waited til it got too cold to hang out, ~6pm. We decided it would be warmer by the highway, where Tomcat was parked

Richard Piotrowski leaving

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:56:24 -0700

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Richard Piotrowski leaving

Tomcat called Tina with what info we knew about Frank. Here we're killing time . . . One of us blinked on the first shot, so this time our eyes are OPEN

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:56:45 -0700

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Tomcat called Tina with what info we knew about Frank. Here we're killing time . . . One of us blinked on the first shot, so this time our eyes are OPEN

Tina Tretina on her way to help look for Frank. SAR went out early Monday morning and found him around 10am in Grapevine Canyon, cold and thirsty, but not injured.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:57:04 -0700

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Tina Tretina on her way to help look for Frank. SAR went out early Monday morning and found him around 10am in Grapevine Canyon, cold and thirsty, but not injured.

2603 TomG gave me this book. Not just a book, but a customized book

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:35:12 -0700

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2603 TomG gave me this book. Not just a book, but a customized book

2604 From Sparkles to me

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:35:43 -0700

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2604 From Sparkles to me