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

We picked up the keys to our new condo

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:33:39 -0700

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We picked up the keys to our new condo

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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:09 -0700

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

Bedroom

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:47:36 -0700

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Bedroom

Bathroom

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:52:37 -0700

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Bathroom

Kitchen

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:58:48 -0700

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Kitchen

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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:03:00 -0700

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

Destination is Mammoth Rock

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:09:25 -0700

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Destination is Mammoth Rock

I have to drop down, then start climbing

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:16:05 -0700

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I have to drop down, then start climbing

Getting closer

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:19:15 -0700

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Getting closer

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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:26:09 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:32:41 -0700

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

Panorama Dome and Mammoth Mountain behind it

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:39:02 -0700

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Panorama Dome and Mammoth Mountain behind it

View east

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:44:51 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:51:46 -0700

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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')

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:57:52 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:03:06 -0700

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Mammoth Rock, still another drop before starting up

White Mountain

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:09:28 -0700

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White Mountain

Mammoth Rock

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:16:45 -0700

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Mammoth Rock

Pretty red rock

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:22:50 -0700

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Pretty red rock

Tree of the day

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:29:35 -0700

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Tree of the day

What was easy in the past is not easy now

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:38:59 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:47:34 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:55:43 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:00:10 -0700

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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)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:06:16 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:12:20 -0700

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Clouds over Mammoth Mtn, Pano Dome still in the sun

Some ski tracks in that bowl

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:18:36 -0700

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Some ski tracks in that bowl

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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:27:00 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:30:58 -0700

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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 (?)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:33:48 -0700

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

Big dog

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:38:14 -0700

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Big dog

Going up Panorama Dome, really windy here.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:45:35 -0700

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Going up Panorama Dome, really windy here.

Looking back at Mammoth Rock, Mill City Road below

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:54:06 -0700

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Looking back at Mammoth Rock, Mill City Road below

Mammoth Rock from part way up Pano Dome

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:59:05 -0700

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Mammoth Rock from part way up Pano Dome

Zoomed in

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:05:15 -0700

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Zoomed in

Crystal Crag

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:10:16 -0700

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Crystal Crag

Looking east

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:15:18 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:21:11 -0700

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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

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:25:59 -0700

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Looking back at Mammoth Rock and Panorama Dome while driving back

and looking east at Glass and White Mountains

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:30:36 -0700

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and looking east at Glass and White Mountains

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nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:34:24 -0700

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