A popular climb just outside McCall, Jughandle offers an easy hike with great views of Long Valley.
- June 3, 2007
- Team: Art and John
- Summit: 8340'
- 2500' and 3 hours car-to-car
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It was a busy weekend; I took Friday off and climbed Horstmann Peak with Tom, then on Saturday I drove up to McCall and hiked to Crystal Lake with my father (leaving the camera in my car), and then on Sunday, Art and I hiked up Jughandle via Louie Lake. We climbed the right skyline and descended the left. |
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| It was a very warm day for early June, and there was almost no snow on the climb. |  |
But looking across the valley, Council Mountain still had lots. Spring skiing, anyone? |
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It was a gorgeous day, and the Lick Creek range was clear and sunny. |
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| We descended by Jughandle's east ridge. This is fun rock hopping. But Art is a lot faster than he used to be, and my feet and legs were sore. I had a hard time keeping up. |  |
We got a few chances for short boot glissades, then hit the trail back to Louie Lake. In the trees, there was still quite a bit of snow- but more like what one would expect in July. |
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Even so, the couloir on Jughandle still looked skiable. But as hot as it was, it won't last long. |
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When we got to the outlet for Boulder reservoir, Sam decided he needed to cool off. And it's so convenient to drink this way. |
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