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Klone Peak – Mountain Biking – July 18, 2009
Klone Peak (6820 ft) is located in the Entiat mountains in Washington. Trail 1425 (Tommy Creek) is open to bikes and the tread is mostly smooth/sandy for the 5.6 mile gradual climb (partly through burned forest).
The view of Glacier Peak from the top is stunning. This impressive area (including the North Entiat Mountains & Chelan Mountains) is actually home to many >8,000 ft and >9,000 ft peaks…Magnificent!
Klone Peak is on Green Trail Map #146 (Plain). Drive up the Entiat River Road (#51) from Entiat. Just past Silver Falls Campground, turn left (west) on (gravel) Road #5605 and drive to the road’s end (trailhead @ 4400 ft).
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Vesper Peak, WA – Backcountry Ski
This was a trip to remember…Lucky Sevens! 7/07/07. Vesper Peak is accessed from the Mountain Loop Highway, just before Barlow Pass. Take the Sunrise Mine road (#4065) and Sunrise Mine trail (#707).
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- Del Campo Peak
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- Wertz Basin
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- Sperry Peak
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- Sperry Peak
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- Wertz Basin
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- Headlee Pass
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- Headlee Pass
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- Vesper Peak
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- Vesper Peak
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- Mt Rainier
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- Summit
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- Glacier Peak
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- Copper Lake
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- Three Fingers & White Horse
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- Big Four
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- Glacier Peak
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- Sperry Peak, Headlee Pass, Morning Star Peak
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- Del Campo Peak
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- Foggy Pass
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- Descent tracks
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- Headlee Pass Gully
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- Wertz Basin tracks & ’74 BMW
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- Tracks from the road
Some videos of the descent. Despite the sun cups and rain runnels, the corn (snow) was nicely cooked!
I love the following video! I didn’t know that I was being filmed, but this was a euphoric moment. I had to take a minute to savor it, because the descent from Headlee Pass was steep, narrow, and not a place where I wanted to fall!
Here is a video of the main creek crossing:
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