After doing a test run on the 17th where I stopped at the Ski Hut, I decided to try for the summit today. Took my dog, Bandit, and he was a trooper. It was the first time I've summited a mountain in the snow. I took the Ski Hut Trail and did not attempt the Bowl since I'm very new at climbing in the snow. About 8.5 miles and 4000' gain. Took 5 hrs 30 minutes. A lot of the snow had melted; I think the snow level was about 7500'. Forgot to bring my digital camera, so I had to take pics using phone.
Yeah, that's exactly what I was telling people. His claws are like little crampons, and since his center of gravity is naturally low, he generally doesn't have a problem scampering up the slopes. Going down can be a problem though, since he's over enthusiastic at times and just charges down. He's still a puppy, so I'm keeping him on a leash until he mellows out.
Yup, that is a nice photoshop shadow job - do we get the instructions, or is it an ancient Chinese secret ? Oh it's Baldy, make that an 'ancient Korean' secret - ok, I'll go get my parka.......
Points off - but wait, didn't you see my - let me add one more for good measure. + Erkle, that aint a bad thing - Erkle even likes fast cars on mountain roads, that is a fact.