Highland mountain is the peak across the valley from our condo that we look at everyday, therefor I needed to climb it. There is no trail up Highland mountain so my friend John and I scouted the satellite images and picked a route up the north side that seemed least bushy. After dropping a car at a friends house in the south fork of Eagle River we started up. From the road we followed a zigzagging bulldozed trail up a few hundred feet to a nice bench were we started bushwhacking. With all the leaves gone we found the alders and devils club quite manageable. Soon we were on tundra and within an hour and a half we were on the ridge. The views from the top of Highland were great and the puffy clouds made for these nice photos.
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| Michea and John on the North Face of Highland Mountain |
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| View of Eagle River from Highland Mountain |
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| View from Rendezvous Peak |
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| Highland Mountain as seen from our home |
From Highland we continued down through a saddle and over Mount Gordon Lyon to the ski area of Alpenglow then along the ridge over Rendezvous Peak. The wind was very strong along the ridge tops but I really can't complain given that it was otherwise quite warm for late October. In the end we covered about 6 miles and perhaps 4000 feet in elevation gain. Some how it felt like quite a bit more. I guess I need to get back in shape for the ski season, or rather the ski season will get me back in shape.
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