McNeil Point open for Visitors
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McNeil Point open for Visitors
Went up to McNeil Point yesterday - what views. The trail from Top Spur is about 90% snow free. Only a little before the 'climber's' trail up the ridge and there are good boot steps. Melted out around the Shelter and can easily do the ridge up above the shelter when is without snow enough to make it higher.
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Re: McNeil Point open for Visitors
awesome, thanks for the tip!
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Re: McNeil Point open for Visitors
Thanks for the heads up Ted. Is it usually open and nearly snow free this early?
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God no.Sean Thomas wrote:Is it usually open and nearly snow free this early?
Well, the area around the shelter itself melts out relatively early because it's so exposed to the sun, but for the rest of it to be 90% snow-free in the first week of June is pretty unusual.
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Thanks, Tom. That's great news!
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Great to hear!!
I wish you had posted a picture or two though. I am anxious to get over to Snow Dragon soon.
I wish you had posted a picture or two though. I am anxious to get over to Snow Dragon soon.
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Snow Dragon?
Then check out the "47"
Then check out the "47"
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Re: McNeil Point open for Visitors
Here is a link to the Mazama Meet-up site which has tons of pictures from the jaunt up McNeil Point:
http://www.meetup.com/mazama-hiking/photos/22341152/
http://www.meetup.com/mazama-hiking/photos/22341152/
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Thanks for the info, Ted!
Has anyone been up around Yocum Ridge recently? I know that the trail there usually holds on to snow a while, but given the year we've had...
Has anyone been up around Yocum Ridge recently? I know that the trail there usually holds on to snow a while, but given the year we've had...
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Here's what it looked like from Zigzag Mountain a week ago:RobinB wrote:Has anyone been up around Yocum Ridge recently? I know that the trail there usually holds on to snow a while, but given the year we've had...
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...