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Sunday was one of
those classic days that melds itself into your
consciousness and won't easily be forgotten. The
skies were an uninterrupted deep blue, the snow was
light, fluffy and plentiful, and there were plenty of
good friends around to help break trail. Mark
and I did a mini-tour before breakfast just to check
out the morning light. Then, after a monster
breakfast, we all set out for Tioga Pass with our
sights on Gaylor Peak. We broke into two groups,
one of which climbed the east side, the other climbed
the south side. We met at the top for lunch and
then everyone took turns ripping down the mountain
with a huge permagrin.
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Sunrise on Tioga Peak
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Storm clearing on
Mammoth Peak |
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Steezy b/w shot of Mark
touring underneath Tioga Peak
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Group #1 ("the
Sandbaggers") heads off into Dana Meadows... |
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...while Group #2 starts
climbing Gaylor Peak in search of some deep powder
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Skinning up Gaylor with
Mt. Dana in the background.
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On the Sierra crest near
Gaylor Peak's summit
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Steeleman gets some
fresh tracks under Mt. Dana (photo: DoctaPow) |
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mrs. madturtle
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Group #1 spotted about
halfway up the peak |
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Lunch with a view down
the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne to Kuna Peak
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Babse being VERY brave
by attempting to adjust hammerhead pivot points on a
powder day (do NOT try this at home folks) |
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Group #1 skinning up
towards the crest, with our tracks showing |
Tracey drops in.
Our skin track from TPR can be seen way down below. |
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DoctaPow rips it |
More DoctaPow... |
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mrs. madturtle needs a
snorkel |
As does mr. madturtle |
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This could be any one of
us, but I think it's Matt (lucky bastard!!) |
TASTE IT!!!! |
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I think DoctaPow is
complaining right now about the poor snow quality |
WARNING: Repeated
faceshots may result in the formation of dangerous
helmet snowcones. |
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Stoked but tired group
back in the lodge |
Matt dusts off the year
old barrel of Grölsch |
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