2009 (Mar 28) Mammoth Rock, Pano Dome to Twin Lakes Snowshoe

We picked up the keys to our new condo

2009-03-29T09:34:23Z

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We picked up the keys to our new condo

The first thing to go is the drapes, and the bookshelf

2009-03-29T09:41:06Z

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The first thing to go is the drapes, and the bookshelf

Bedroom

2009-03-29T09:48:42Z

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Bedroom

Bathroom

2009-03-29T09:53:18Z

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Bathroom

Kitchen

2009-03-29T09:59:56Z

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Kitchen

Got a late start hiking, started at Old Mammoth Road/Mill St (8,312')

2009-03-29T10:04:00Z

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Got a late start hiking, started at Old Mammoth Road/Mill St (8,312')

Destination is Mammoth Rock

2009-03-29T10:10:30Z

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Destination is Mammoth Rock

I have to drop down, then start climbing

2009-03-29T10:37:09Z

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I have to drop down, then start climbing

Getting closer

2009-03-29T10:23:24Z

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Getting closer

Followed other tracks for awhile, but found making my own was better

2009-03-29T10:27:23Z

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Followed other tracks for awhile, but found making my own was better

Earthquake Dome (9,350'), Mammoth Knolls (8,776') and the Village

2009-03-29T10:33:51Z

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Earthquake Dome (9,350'), Mammoth Knolls (8,776') and the Village

Panorama Dome and Mammoth Mountain behind it

2009-03-29T10:40:08Z

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Panorama Dome and Mammoth Mountain behind it

View east

2009-03-29T10:45:45Z

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View east

White Wing and Chicken Wing peeking out from the left of Earthquake Dome. Stopped here on the rocks to do some PT exercises

2009-03-29T10:53:01Z

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White Wing and Chicken Wing peeking out from the left of Earthquake Dome. Stopped here on the rocks to do some PT exercises

I'll drop down to 8,560', the over Panorama Dome (8,937'), to Twin Lakes (8,550')

2009-03-29T10:58:45Z

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I'll drop down to 8,560', the over Panorama Dome (8,937'), to Twin Lakes (8,550')

Mammoth Rock, still another drop before starting up

2009-03-29T11:04:32Z

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Mammoth Rock, still another drop before starting up

White Mountain

2009-03-29T11:10:29Z

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White Mountain

Mammoth Rock

2009-03-29T11:17:34Z

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Mammoth Rock

Pretty red rock

2009-03-29T11:23:49Z

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Pretty red rock

Tree of the day

2009-03-29T11:30:41Z

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Tree of the day

What was easy in the past is not easy now

2009-03-29T11:39:53Z

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What was easy in the past is not easy now

This might have been how we went up, but both require two arms, and I still can't use mine

2009-03-29T11:48:19Z

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This might have been how we went up, but both require two arms, and I still can't use mine

So this is where I turn around

2009-03-29T11:56:40Z

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So this is where I turn around

It was beautiful out here (plus I was feeling the altitude), so I hung out for an hour

2009-03-29T12:00:58Z

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It was beautiful out here (plus I was feeling the altitude), so I hung out for an hour

I could hear voices, probably people skiing/riding the Sherwins (over the shadowed ridge)

2009-03-29T12:07:32Z

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I could hear voices, probably people skiing/riding the Sherwins (over the shadowed ridge)

Clouds over Mammoth Mtn, Pano Dome still in the sun

2009-03-29T12:13:28Z

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Clouds over Mammoth Mtn, Pano Dome still in the sun

Some ski tracks in that bowl

2009-03-29T12:19:21Z

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Some ski tracks in that bowl

My snowshoes are in the trees to the left of the snag below

2009-03-29T12:28:26Z

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My snowshoes are in the trees to the left of the snag below

Its getting windy and cold, Panorama Dome is still in the sun

2009-03-29T12:31:44Z

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Its getting windy and cold, Panorama Dome is still in the sun

That looks to close to be Mt Dana, but the ridge to the right looks like Carson Peak (?)

2009-03-29T12:34:57Z

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That looks to close to be Mt Dana, but the ridge to the right looks like Carson Peak (?)

Big dog

2009-03-29T12:39:05Z

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Big dog

Going up Panorama Dome, really windy here.

2009-03-29T12:46:36Z

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Going up Panorama Dome, really windy here.

Looking back at Mammoth Rock, Mill City Road below

2009-03-29T12:55:24Z

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Looking back at Mammoth Rock, Mill City Road below

Mammoth Rock from part way up Pano Dome

2009-03-29T13:09:20Z

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Mammoth Rock from part way up Pano Dome

Zoomed in

2009-03-29T13:06:11Z

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Zoomed in

Crystal Crag

2009-03-29T13:11:31Z

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Crystal Crag

Looking east

2009-03-29T13:23:13Z

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Looking east

I got to Tamarack Lodge 1/2 hr earlier than I expected. I had a B-52 while waiting for SnowDude to pick me up

2009-03-29T13:22:04Z

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I got to Tamarack Lodge 1/2 hr earlier than I expected. I had a B-52 while waiting for SnowDude to pick me up

Looking back at Mammoth Rock and Panorama Dome while driving back

2009-03-29T13:26:53Z

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Looking back at Mammoth Rock and Panorama Dome while driving back

and looking east at Glass and White Mountains

2009-03-29T13:31:16Z

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and looking east at Glass and White Mountains

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2009-03-29T13:35:13Z

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