Mt. Sherman (14,036 ft)

Mt. Sherman was the third 14er Lisa and I did (click here to see those photos). A friend at work likes hiking it every year in the early summer, while most 14ers are still too snowy to climb. This gave us an excellent opportunity to get our 14er legs under us for the season, and christen the new 4Runner on a mining road.


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Lisa, looking snazzy in her (accidentally) matching blue jacket and pants The new 4Runner, in its element - an old mining road The Fourmile Creek basin The Hilltop Mine, with Sherman summit behind Hilltop Mine Ken and Lisa The north along Mt. Sherman (Grays and Torreys visible on the far right) The view south along Mt. Sherman
Ken and Jolene enjoying a rest at the summit Brian and Lisa on the summit of Mt. Sherman Ken, Jolene, and Lisa descending towards the snowfield Lisa, Brian, and Ken, prepping to glissade down the snowfield Ken starting a glissade on the first stretch of snow (about 100 feet) Ken and Lisa glissading Lisa glissading down the long (400 foot) stretch Lisa's cheap PVC rain pants didn't survive the trip so well
Our primary glissade snowfield Lisa, after shifting her pants around for another glissade Lisa, Jolene, and Ken on our last glissade More glissading fun!  GLISSADE CAM! The ruins of Dauntless Mine Lisa, Ken, and Jolene, with Dauntless mine in the background Lisa, shredded pants, and the new 4Runner

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