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07/97 Chelan Summit (July 1997)
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Troop 24 The High Adventure Troop
Chelan Summit
AKA "The George Hike"
July, 1997
by Cascade Bill Mooseker
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Climbing the Angel Staircase - Cooney Lake
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Adults on this trip:
Bill Mooseker, Bill Peckinpaugh, Jorge (George) Gonzales
Scouts on this trip:
Adam Phillips, Danny Stallings, Charles "Chip" Walker, Peter Goodwin, Roger Shively, Brian Sisk, Shelby Stong, Austin Peckinpaugh
This was a 7 day backpacking trip along the Chelan Summit. We call it the "George" Hike, because at the pack check the night before we left, Bill Peckinpaugh's childhood friend, Jorge (George) Gonzalles was looking wistfully as we were getting ready. I asked him if he wanted to go, and he agreed to come. The Chelan Summit trails are probably my favorite backpacking destination in the Cascades. It has it all: High Meadows; Spectacular vistas; Beautiful lakes; good fishing; and it opens up early due to lower snowpack than the peaks to the west.
Although it opens early this comes with clouds of mosquitos that greet you along the way. I have hiked the routes described in this album many times, beginning in 1982 with my son Greg; solo trips in 1989 and 2003; with Troop 24 Scouts in 1996 and 1997 (this album); and with the Troop 24 Trekkers in 2009. Unfortunately, I didn't get photos for the middle of the trip due to a camera malfunction, and so I missed a lot of scenery. I have inserted photos from my other trips to cover the missing days
The descriptions under the photo thumbnails in the album sometimes contain links to maps or additional information. These are identified by "Blue” text for links.
Note: I have added map images for each day of the hike from online CalTopo maps. Links to the online Caltopo Maps can be found in the description under the map image thumbnails. CalTopo gives the option of viewing the online map using several different base layers. Use the right sidebar "Layer" entry to choose the layer displayed as follows: CalTopo Mapbuilder (T), Hybrid (H), Imagery (I), Scanned Topos (U), and Forest Service Maps. (values in parentheses are keyboard shortcuts for those layers). If you are a Caltopo suscriber, you may also view the map using current Google Satellite Maps. This can be problematic as the satellite image may show the area covered with snow. In that case, use the Imagery layer or the method described below.
The routes and waypoints shown on the Caltopo online maps can be exported to KML (Google Earth) and GPX formats (edit with notebook+ to replace "><" with ">\n<" to properly format text). These can be imported into Google Earth. With "historical imagery" checked in the "View" menu, you can usually find an non snow covered image of the area.
I have also added a table for miles traveled, elevation gains. and losses for each day of the hike as well as cumulative gains and losses for the trip. An explanation of how I have derived the distances and elevation gain/losses can be found HERE.
Map images are best viewed at "Original" size. To view at "Original" size, click on Thumbnail to enlarge the map, then click again to access the original resolution. Move the cursor to the point on the map that you want to enlarge and then click the cursor to zoom in or out.
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Troop 24 "The High Adventure Troop"
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
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08/97 Kickass I (August 1997)
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Kickass Trek - August 1997
Carne Mtn-Leroy Creek/ Spider Gap
Image Lake/ Buck Creek Pass
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Image Lake
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This was a very long and strenuous trip through rugged country with a lot of cross country scrambling. The difficulty was offset by the scenery as you can see from the photos in this album.
Troop 24 Adults: Bill Mooseker, Charlie Walker, Bill Peckinpaugh, Steve Goodwin, Greg Mooseker (part time)
Troop 24 Scouts: Brian Sisk, Andrew Mooseker, Charles "Chip" Walker, Kyle Meissner, Pete Goodwin, Eric Walkingshaw, Austin Peckinpaugh
Photo names ending with "s" are by Steve Goodwin
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Troop 24 "The High Adventure Troop" Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
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| 9146 Visits, 133 Items, Shared Album |
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09/97 Lost Creek Ridge (Sept 1997)
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Lost Creek Ridge
September 1997
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Austin and Bill Peckinpaugh -Switchbacks in the Snow
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No school on Friday meant we could do a multi-day trip in September, and the Lost creek Ridge trail is a good one. The weather cooperated and we had a great trip. It's a rugged trip, 20.5 miles and 7600 ft. climbed, but it is also one of the most scenic hikes in the Cascades. Topped off with a dip in Kennedy Hot Springs, it was a good way to close out the alpine hiking for the year.
This hike is no longer possible as we did it in 1997. In October 2003 the deteriorating Whitechuck Trail was completely destroyed by floods and mudslides taking out many trail bridges, and obliterating the hot springs and nearby ranger cabin.
Troop 24 Scouts: Jason Smith, Adam Phillips, Austin Peckinpaugh
Troop 24 Adults: Bill Mooseker, Bill Peckinpaugh
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Troop 24 "The High Adventure Troop" Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
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| 1877 Visits, 32 Items, Shared Album |
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11/97 Lake Fontal (November 1997)
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Lake Fontal Bike Campout
November 1997
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Our camp at Lake Fontal
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In November, we did a Bike hike (Rob Mulkey & I backpacked) to Lake Fontal. True to form, Greg Phillips had us stop at the Dairy Queen in Woodinville before the hike for breakfast. It was a good outing and a little different than our usual ones.
Troop 24 Scouts: Carl Douglass, Rob Douglass, Mark McAfee, Kyle Meissner, Austin Peckinpaugh, Adam Phillips, Eric Serr, Roger Shively, Jason Smith, Danny Stallings, Jon Younger
Troop 24 Adults: Bill Mooseker, Rob Mulkey, Greg Phillips
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Troop 24 "The High Adventure Troop" Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
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| 2191 Visits, 7 Items, Shared Album |
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12/97 Deception Pass (November 1997)
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Deception Pass State Park
& Oak Harbor Naval Air Station
December 1997
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Service Project at Deception Pass
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Our December outing was a car camp out at Deception Pass & a visit to the Oak Harbor Naval Air Station. We made our usual stop at the Burlington McDonalds for breakfast and then on to the the Naval Air Station. Big laughs at the campfire when Karl attempted to tell the joke about the 12 inch pianist, by giving the punchline at the beginning of the joke.
Troop 24 Scouts: Jason Smith, Adam Phillips, Karl Douglass, Rob Douglass, David Hoff, Mark McAfee, Kyle Meissner, Andrew Mooseker, Austin Peckinpaugh, Roger Shively, Brian Sisk, Danny Stallings, Cary Walker, Jon Younger
Troop 24 Adults: Bill Mooseker, Charlie Walker, Bill Peckinpaugh, Carl Douglass, Gary Shively, Greg Phillips, Rob Mulkey
Photos by Andrew Mooseker
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Troop 24 "The High Adventure Troop" Backpacking Trip
-Cascade Bill Mooseker
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| 1724 Visits, 18 Items, Shared Album |
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