3/4/02
| Jon making exit preparations in front of the cook tent. |
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Monday morning - Allen and Tom did some more work on the North facing stuff off the ridge behind the shelters. My next morning's plan was to pack up - ski out - and make a short ski of Wing Ridge after dumping most of the gear at the trailhead.
| Last look at the sleep tent. |
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| Yee-haw - lined up for th ski out. |
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Unfortunately the sight of the truck, dry & clean cotton apparel, and a bit of a shoulder shiver caused a last-minute ejection on the final ski idea on my part. I had been thinking about a Super-sized Big Mac meal deal for the previous 30 hours and that idea was beginning to exert quite a bit of force as well. All the more reason to return . . .
The accommodations arranged by Roger Averbeck at Wing Ridge Ski Tours (www.wingski.com) were outstanding and made the weekend a pleasure. There is easily a lifetime of work to do in the Wallowas. Good skiing, good weather, and great company. Return trips are definitely going to happen.
| Final look up at Chief Joseph Mountain on the trip out. |
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