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Ice House Road
Our first view of the Crystal range from Ice House road. There is snow up there, but it doesn't look like February.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Find the helicopter...
Crystal Range in the distance
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake
The lake was mostly frozen over, but there was only about a foot of snow that was melted out in a lot of places.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake
We talked to a ranger who warned us about going out on the ice - the dam can be drained during the winter, causing the water level below the ice to drop.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Frozen Loon Lake
Looking at the cracked ice along the shore - some water had already been drained from the dam.
Date: 02/03/2007
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The road
Ooooh, snow. I carried my snowshoes most of the day - the snow wasn't deep and it was easy to walk on with just boots.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Pine needles in the ice.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Ice Fishermen
I wouldn't want to break through the ice not knowing how far below the water level is.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake Ice
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake Ice
Date: 02/03/2007
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Trail (road) along Loon Lake
We walked in along the road that eventually turns into the Rubicon trail summer access. There was a big jeep group out on the trail this weekend.
Date: 02/03/2007
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We left the road to hike up a hill to take in the surrounding views.
Date: 02/03/2007
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That's the hill.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Cairn on the 'summit'
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake
And the view toward Desolation Wilderness (and a little more snow)
Date: 02/03/2007
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Rubicon area
Looking down toward the rubicon. We heard the jeep group down there.
Date: 02/03/2007
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Snow
Dave on one of the few stretches that needed snowshoes (mostly due to the slope/manzanita mix, not the depth).
Date: 02/03/2007
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Loon Lake
Date: 02/03/2007
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The Loon Lake dam is below us.
Date: 02/03/2007
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