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[TR] Stone Ponds Traverse - 7/31/2010


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Trip: Stone Ponds Traverse -

 

Date: 7/31/2010

 

Trip Report:

This cross-country route is described in the Olympic Climber's Guide and lies between Upper Lena Lake and Lake of the Angels. Pope and I stashed bikes at the Putvin trailhead, drove back to Lena parking lot, and hiked to Upper Lena Lake in the late morning hours. The amount of snow still at/above 4700 feet in the Olympics this year is shocking. Upper Lena is still 95% frozen/snow covered, and the traverse along the ridge is about the same. Deerheart Lake is starting to thaw, but the Stone Ponds are still buried in snow completely. The climb to St Peter's Gate is all snow and nice step kicking was done w/o crampons. Lake of the Angels itself is thawed, but the lake shore and basin are still 100% snow covered. The meadow below is a bog. Saw a big black bear on the way out the Putvin trail and ended this day trip with a nice bike ride down the Hamma Hamma Road to the car.

 

Mt Stone

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The pond at the head of Boulder Creek

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Reloading

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Looking up toward ST Peter's Gate

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Classic Olympic mystery fog

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Cruiser from St Peter's Gate

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Gear Notes:

Ice axe

Solid Boots

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