11 miles 3500 feet elevation gain
Bear Lake TH
The classic... will do every time.... you get peaks, tundra, a little route finding, glacier, and a whole lot of fun.
Dad, Brianna, Melissa, Laura, Miranda, Maria, Sarah, Alena, Dean, Alex, Allison, Evelyn, Glen, Rick, Ricky, Justina, Jessica, Brian, Jason.
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| The group |
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| Cousins |
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| Trees getting smaller |
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| Working the trail up to Flattop |
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| Gotta break and enjoy the scenery |
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| Rick and boys |
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| Dean and kids |
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| Up up and away |
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| 2800 ft of gain requires a few breaks |
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| Emerald from above |
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| Are we there yet? |
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| Allison and Glen, Glen was hiker of the year |
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| Sarah and Allison |
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| Dean and crew |
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| oh oh, Maria tiring out |
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| Rick and gang |
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| Tayberry girls |
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| Enough pics, lets get hiking |
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| sure is pretty up here |
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| Alex and Ricky - temps dropping |
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| That is Hallett in background |
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| On top of Flattop. Stage one finished |
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| Eat and get ready to climb Hallett |
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| Follow the cairns |
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| Up we go |
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| Top of Hallett - stage 2 finished |
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| Longs in the distance |
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| Time to move on to Andrews Glacier |
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| Down we go |
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| That is not it. That is Chaos Canyon |
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| Keep going across the Tundra. We are on the Continental divide. We check the gps once in a while to make sure we are on track |
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| Found it !!!! stage 3 finished |
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| Might be the most people on this glacier at one time, ever! |
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| Andrews Tarn |
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| Filter some water and get a few calories down |
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| Done with the glacier and stage 4. |
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| looking back. u cannot see the top |
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| The descent from Andrews is long and hot and steep. Stage 5 takes some time |
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| Time for a real lunch by a real mountain stream. Then on to the Loch and 3 or so more miles to the trail head |
