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I just got back from a 10 day backpacking trip (on skis). Quite a bit of snow with 6' drifts at 7,000'. Cold temps with 8-10" of new snow.

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Thanks for a glimpse into the backcountry! :)


(A slight bit of snowfall here in RV last Monday and two hours of thunder and rain on Friday.)
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6' foot drifts at 7000 ft, wow, that's a lot of snow, and there is a heavy snow warning up
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Excellent photos John. Thanks for sharing!!! There all great (love the Muir Hut pic), but the skier in me really likes the pic showing your lines down that slope!!!! Simply awesome!!
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I was actually encouraged on Saturday. I hiked up to about 10,600 on (or near) the PCT, south of Olancha, encountering only a few inches of snow. But then came Sunday morning when we had to hike out in a snow storm -- at 8,000 feet! There wasn't much accumulation at 8,000, but still kind of shocking.
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John: loved your photos. What was your route?

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The "worst" year I ever had was 1995 (I think). This year looks "worse".
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Awesome!
Where are the 1st and 4th photos from?
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Thanks for sharing John...love those photos!
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our route was; Echo Col, Ionian Basin, Rinstein Basin, Finger Peak, Tunemah Pk, E Couloir to Goddard Creek, Enchanted Gorge, Ionian, Muir, Lamarck.

1st shot is heading toward Finger Pk, 4th is the White Divide from the mouth of Enchanted Gorge.

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