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Wood Camp Ski/Snowshoe, 12 February 2023
The air was a little hazy in the valley but we were greeted by sun and blue skies at the Wood Camp trailhead. There were eighteen people in all: twelve on snowshoes (Kathy, Bree, Claire, Brent L, Ralph, Jane, Susan, Laurel, Michelle, Linda, Deana, and Dan); five on skis (Alex, Dave W, Teresa, Maggie, and Dave P (leader)); and one on a split snowboard (David). The trail had been well packed by snowshoes and was a bit icy in the morning. This made easy walking for the snowshoers and skiers with skins. The other skiers just climbed out of the trench onto firm snow when necessary without much problem.
We soon broke up into faster and slower groups and kept in touch with radios. After stopping several times to shed layers we arrived at the meadow below the spring at about noon for lunch. We enjoyed chocolate treats brought by Kathy. Most of us after lunch went up to see two springs that were running and free from snow and ice, thanks to their deep groundwater source.
After lunch we headed back with some skiers providing entertaining falls. Fortunately no one was hurt other than bruised egos, so all enjoyed the good snow and company.
Trip Summary:
- 18 Cache Hikers: Kathy, Bree, Claire, Brent L, Ralph, Jane, Susan, Laurel, Michelle, Linda, Deana, Dan, Alex, Dave W, Teresa, Maggie, David and and Dave P (leader)
- Drove 13
miles to the Wood Camp Trailhead in Logan Canyon
- Started out
about 10:30, lunch about 12:15 - 12:50, back at athe
trailhead about 2:00
- Sunny skies,
calm winds, moderate temperatures and fresh snow
- Our GPS track
shows about 4 miles round trip with about 900 feet of
ascent/descent
Thanks
to Dave P for the narrative and photos, Kathy, Jane,
Dave for photos, and Ralph for photos and GPS data.
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| Starting out
from the Wood Camp trailhead |
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| Blue skies and fresh snow as we
headed up the trail |
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| Looking back,
south, toward the trailhead |
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| A good day for
cross-country skiing |
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| Just before the new bridge |
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| Our sunny
lunch spot |
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| Two nearby springs | |||
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Our GPS track shows about 4 miles
and 900
feet
of ascent.
You can look at our route using Google
Earth or download our GPS
file.
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