Above Paddy Flat, Green Mountain gives great views of the southern Lick Creek range.
- May 8, 2015
- Team: solo
- Peak: Green Mountain, 8093'
- RT: Class 2, 4.9 miles, 1911' gain, 2:40 hours car-to-car
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Julie climbed this one a while back without me, and said it had a pretty good view. 'Nuff said. We tried to drive back in here on April 21, but got stopped by a drift. We had a good hike anyway, and even saw a bear, but had simply parked too far away. I got stopped again today short of the road end, but was within striking distance. GPS said about 2 miles. The woods looked a little intimidating, but I found mostly open forest cruising. The one issue was that I couldn't see, making this a good hike for using a GPS. |
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| So after a couple creek crossings and putting on/removing snowshoes about 10 times, I was looking at the summit. |  |
And then standing on the summit. |
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And here's a few of the things you can see. To the northeast, Kennally Lakes. I've ridden my mountain bike up Kennally Creek to just below here. |
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To the northeast, the back side of Jughandle. |
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And off in the distance, Cascade Lake. Say, that IS a good view! |
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You'll notice that I followed a different ridge down, then wandered a bit. Six one way, half a dozen the other. |
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