2009 (May 16) Crag Peak dayclimb from Kennedy Mdws, Southern Sierra

Snow Nymph and TomG at Kennedy Meadows CG (6139')

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:32 -0700

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Snow Nymph and TomG at Kennedy Meadows CG (6139')

Silly

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:48 -0700

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Silly

Hiked the first few miles on the PCT

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:58 -0700

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Hiked the first few miles on the PCT

Sign in at 8:21am

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:16:09 -0700

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Sign in at 8:21am

Someone lost their mules

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:16:15 -0700

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Someone lost their mules

Wilderness sign

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:16:55 -0700

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Wilderness sign

Cactus with a smile

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:17:29 -0700

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Cactus with a smile

On the PCT

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:18:12 -0700

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On the PCT

Kern River

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:18:44 -0700

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Kern River

Big boulders and TomG

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:19:25 -0700

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Big boulders and TomG

Crag Peak is the rock bump, I thought it was on that ridge, but its the next ridge over

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:20:03 -0700

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Crag Peak is the rock bump, I thought it was on that ridge, but its the next ridge over

The bridge . . . this is the first backpack I did with SnowDude. The infamous thong pic was taken here

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:20:56 -0700

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The bridge . . . this is the first backpack I did with SnowDude. The infamous thong pic was taken here

Snow Nymph and TomG

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:21:07 -0700

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Snow Nymph and TomG

Silly

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:21:19 -0700

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Silly

Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:21:43 -0700

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Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

Looking downstream from the bridge

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:22:20 -0700

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Looking downstream from the bridge

Looking upstream from the bridge

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:23:04 -0700

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Looking upstream from the bridge

Kern River

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:23:49 -0700

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Kern River

Scalebud (taken with Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:11 -0700

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Scalebud (taken with Canon G9)

Closeup of the Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:30 -0700

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Closeup of the Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:51 -0700

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Hairy Caulanthus (taken with the Canon G9)

Hairy Caulanthus

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:25:43 -0700

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Hairy Caulanthus

Burn area

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:27:19 -0700

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Burn area

Burn area

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:28:00 -0700

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Burn area

Burn area

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:28:47 -0700

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Burn area

Two trees burned here

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:29:42 -0700

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Two trees burned here

Burn area

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:30:28 -0700

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Burn area

Crag Creek

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:31:26 -0700

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Crag Creek

Flowers along the trail

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:32:21 -0700

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Flowers along the trail

Burn area and TomG

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:33:06 -0700

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Burn area and TomG

Burn area

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:33:53 -0700

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Burn area

Closeup of the pretty burn area flower (taken with the Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:34:13 -0700

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Closeup of the pretty burn area flower (taken with the Canon G9)

Flowers added color

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:34:58 -0700

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Flowers added color

Burn area . . . Crag Peak is the one 2nd from right, we found out 100' from top of the right peak that we were 0.24 mi away

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:35:42 -0700

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Burn area . . . Crag Peak is the one 2nd from right, we found out 100' from top of the right peak that we were 0.24 mi away

Lizard

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:35:55 -0700

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Lizard

Flower Pot

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:36:00 -0700

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Flower Pot

Looking back . . . we came back thru that meadow and cut 2 miles off our return trip

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:36:49 -0700

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Looking back . . . we came back thru that meadow and cut 2 miles off our return trip

Clover Meadow? or the one after?

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:37:30 -0700

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Clover Meadow? or the one after?

Had lunch under this tree and left at 12:15pm

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:37:50 -0700

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Had lunch under this tree and left at 12:15pm

Heading for the left of the rockpile ahead

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:38:02 -0700

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Heading for the left of the rockpile ahead

Bushwacking

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:38:51 -0700

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Bushwacking

Bushwacking

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:39:46 -0700

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Bushwacking

Indian Paintbrush

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:40:21 -0700

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Indian Paintbrush

Start of the climb

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:40:56 -0700

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Start of the climb

Start of the Climb (photo ctsy of TomG)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 02:03:27 -0700

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Start of the Climb (photo ctsy of TomG)

Paintbrush

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:41:43 -0700

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Paintbrush

New flower, need ID

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:42:36 -0700

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New flower, need ID

Need ID (taken with Canon G9)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:43:04 -0700

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Need ID (taken with Canon G9)

Big Juniper

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:43:44 -0700

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Big Juniper

TomG ahead, steep and dusty, and rocks were loose.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:44:23 -0700

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TomG ahead, steep and dusty, and rocks were loose.

Looking back

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:45:10 -0700

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Looking back

Finally, a view of the summit

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:45:54 -0700

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Finally, a view of the summit

100' from the summit I asked TomG about the route up the slabs, then looked at my GPS. It pointed south to that peak

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:46:38 -0700

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100' from the summit I asked TomG about the route up the slabs, then looked at my GPS. It pointed south to that peak

We dropped down a little before I realized I didn't take a photo from our turnaround on the east side. This is from the south side.

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:47:17 -0700

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We dropped down a little before I realized I didn't take a photo from our turnaround on the east side. This is from the south side.

Looking back at the summit we almost climbed

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:47:57 -0700

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Looking back at the summit we almost climbed

Monache Meadows

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:48:36 -0700

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Monache Meadows

Crag Peak Register entry

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:48:41 -0700

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Crag Peak Register entry

Looking west at Smith Mountain and Finger Peak

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:49:03 -0700

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Looking west at Smith Mountain and Finger Peak

Olancha Peak, Deer Mtn (first peak with SnowDude in '97), Round Mountain and the false summit we almost climbed (100' from summit according to GPS)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:49:42 -0700

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Olancha Peak, Deer Mtn (first peak with SnowDude in '97), Round Mountain and the false summit we almost climbed (100' from summit according to GPS)

Lamont and Owens to the south

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:50:17 -0700

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Lamont and Owens to the south

Finger Peak, with Smith Mtn (L) and Jackass (R)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:50:38 -0700

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Finger Peak, with Smith Mtn (L) and Jackass (R)

Crag Peak summit shot

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:50:55 -0700

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Crag Peak summit shot

Silly

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:51:21 -0700

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Silly

Heading back

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:52:01 -0700

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Heading back

Taking a more direct way down

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:52:45 -0700

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Taking a more direct way down

Looking back at the false summit, looks more like a Crag than the real one

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:53:22 -0700

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Looking back at the false summit, looks more like a Crag than the real one

Dropped 1000' and 1200' to go

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:53:54 -0700

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Dropped 1000' and 1200' to go

I heard a yell, and when I got there TomG was just sitting. It was steep, and you can see his slide path

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:54:30 -0700

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I heard a yell, and when I got there TomG was just sitting. It was steep, and you can see his slide path

After a few minutes he got up and showed me what stopped his slide, between his legs

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:55:10 -0700

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After a few minutes he got up and showed me what stopped his slide, between his legs

Another steep spot, where he's holding the branches back so I can go down. Here he's part way thru a fall going backwards. Steep! TomG, you make a great bulldozer! :-)

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:55:54 -0700

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Another steep spot, where he's holding the branches back so I can go down. Here he's part way thru a fall going backwards. Steep! TomG, you make a great bulldozer! :-)

Finally at the meadow

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:56:32 -0700

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Finally at the meadow

Funny looking burned stub, with a fresh branch wedged in. No footprints nearby, so I wondered how this happened. A few minutes later found a new unfaded Gatorade bottle nearby

nobody@smugmug.com (Snow Nymph (snownymph)) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:57:14 -0700

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Funny looking burned stub, with a fresh branch wedged in. No footprints nearby, so I wondered how this happened. A few minutes later found a new unfaded Gatorade bottle nearby