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<DIV>Good afternoon MoonDog,</DIV>
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<DIV>Even though I live 25 miles from the summit of Mt. Hood, I highly recommend
Mt. Thielsen which is near the PCT just north of Crater Lake. At 9,100 ft.
it's not nearly as high as its Cascade brethren, and it's not glaciated, but for
it is hard to beat for satisfaction. The summit pinnacle of Thielsen is
quite steep, although I climbed it as a walk-up. What I like best is
the space on the summit .... or rather the lack of space. The top of
that rock is just about big enough to park a VW. Don't even think
about it if lightening is a possibility as
the summit has numerous small patches of fused rock
that looks like obsidian.</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/Photos_Thielsen_Summit_sm.htm">http://www.traditionalmountaineering.org/Photos_Thielsen_Summit_sm.htm</A></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Thielsen">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Thielsen</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Steel-Eye</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">^^^^^^^^^^<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Join other hikers at:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.aldhawest.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">http://www.aldhawest.org/</SPAN></A>
^^^^^^^^^^</P></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidalexanderstewart@gmail.com
href="mailto:davidalexanderstewart@gmail.com">David Stewart</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pct-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net">pct-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 21, 2008 3:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pct-l] other mountains?</DIV>
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<DIV>Hello everyone....</DIV>
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<DIV>is it feasible to bag some peaks like: Adams, Hood, Ranier, Shasta,
etc... are some of these close to the trail like Whitney? are they generally
hike-able, i.e. walk-ups? i think it would be a shame to miss out on some
famous peaks if one is already in the area after having strolled up the
western flank of the country... and several of those seem to "stand alone" or
are at least massive compared to the surrounding landscape.... </DIV>
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<DIV>I gave notice at my job, and then told them about the trail. i got some
good looks from people... </DIV>
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<DIV>go patriots. </DIV>
<DIV>-moondog</DIV>
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