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| Mt. Tallac, CA |
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| HAZ Member OdinWiski's 105 Photosets 2017-07-15 2017-07-02 2017-06-09 2017-06-02 2017-05-31 2017-02-10 2016-12-09 2016-06-07 2016-05-14 2016-04-01 2016-01-06 2016-01-04 2015-12-30 2015-12-29 2015-11-25 2015-11-13 2015-10-07 2015-09-05 2015-08-22 2015-08-08
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So it galloped away. I got a pretty good video clip of it, but no photos. The bowl below the giant talus madness was quite challenging. The trail probably traverses/switchbacks, but we just took a direct frontal assault, which was not smart in hindsight. I felt like it was much steeper than Dutchman Glade - felt like 50-55 degree in the long section before getting to the lower lip of the bowl. And we didn't have traction devices or ice axes. With hiking poles and 3 hard kicks in for each step up I made for secure footing, it was some arduous work to work our way up those few hundred yards. It took us a while and a couple of false summits before we saw and got on the real one. The views on the top made the arduous hike worthwhile. We were sliding down sections on our way down - was a lot of fun. And a lot of bear tracks on the snow. A great hike all in all! Dogs that love snow will probably love this hike. Saw one on the mountain - a shepherd and husky mix. He looked at home!