View back to Mt Patterson (and the mining claims on the SE slope) from Wheeler Peak.
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09/19/2009 12:59 PM
Panorama shot from the Wheeler Peak summit.
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09/19/2009 01:01 PM
The false western summit from the eastern Wheeler Summit. Lots of faint dirt bike tracks in the scree.
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09/19/2009 01:01 PM
Back to the high plateau below Patterson a hour and a couple miles later. Was on the fence about trying to hit South Sister today. Had about 4-5 hours of sunlight and ample water, but I was wary about being out at dusk w/ it being opening night of deer season.
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09/19/2009 02:00 PM
Followed the mining road north along the ridge for a mile or so. A father/son team was doing the Patterson/South Sister traverse on ATVs. The peak on the horizen is about midway between the two peaks.
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09/19/2009 02:15 PM
Got to the mining claim at the midpoint and got a good look at the remainder of the traverse. Wimped out and decided to leave South Sister for another trip.
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09/19/2009 02:33 PM
The peak NE of patterson didn't even get an elevation notation on the USGS quad. I opted to cut across to the north of this peak rather than following the mining road back.
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09/19/2009 02:48 PM
The ground cover turned back to scrub from scree as the elevation dipped below 11k. Lobdell Lake visible in the distance.
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09/19/2009 02:56 PM
The mining road was dead ahead, but required traversing this ravine (the walls of which were much steeper than they looked from a distance)
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