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Mt. Burnham via Lodgepole Picnic Area (HPS Route #3)

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:54 pm
by missy
Anyone taken Lodgepole Picnic area to Mt. Burnham? its a pretty sweet route that wastes no time heading up to the peak.

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You would never know the trail starts here unless you read about it.

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Route to Mt. Burnham by Missy, on Flickr

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Shaded pines enroute to Mt. Burnham by Missy, on Flickr

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Looking back towards Mt. Burnham by Missy, on Flickr

But....I also find it hard to peakbag in the Middle High country more than once so there was definitely a reason I came here :)

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Untitled by Missy, on Flickr

A glider from the 70s! The pilot crashed while trying to recross the ridge on his sailplane and hit some trees on the downslope. He did not survive unfortunately :(

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Untitled by Missy, on Flickr

Its a glider called Schempp-Hirth Cirrus (Registration #N6664)

Read here: http://angelesadventures.com/mt-burnham-aircraft-wreck/