Bloody Ben and I have decided to put our heads together and direct a real mountain 100 on my home turf in McCall. As the days of sunshine dwindle, I am scrambling to explore every possible "nook and cranny" of the peaks to deliver only the finest for our race. Here is a little sampling of what I have unearthed of late...
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| Payette Lake today. The Crestline Trail towers above to the west. |
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| War Eagle Lookout above Burgdorf |
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| Chimney Rock near War Eagle Lookout |
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| Burgdorf Hot Spring |
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| Bull Moose |
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| Beaver Dam Peak on the Crestline Trail as seen from Snowslide Trail |
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| Snowslide Lake with the towering granite walls of the North Face of Snowslide Peak. |
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| Alpine enough for you? |
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| Snowslide Lake and Crestline Trail peaks in the distance to the west. |
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| Fitsum Peak? Never seen this view before. Looking east from Snowslide saddle. |
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| Standard 15 mile "Runting" trip. High on the Boulder Mountain alpine pack trail. |
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| Awesome views of the McCall area and Long Valley. |
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| B heading for Boulder Mountain summit. |
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| B ponders the amazing Anderson Lake below Boulder Mountain. |
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| B chugging along as the Lick Creek Range spills out behind her. |
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| Blazing gold Tamaracks rival anything I remember from my days back east. Almost to the truck... |
Bam!
ReplyDeleteI'm so in for this.
ReplyDeleteIt's starting to take shape and it's going to be epic. At least 6 high mountain passes- all very runnable. Likely 23-25K of gain. Bring your climbing legs.
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