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April 5, 2006, Crystal Lakes and 3 way Peak

4/5/06
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Posted by teter on 4/7/06 7:30am
Today we dropped into the Crystal Lakes Via Boxcar down to the upper lake Then skinned up someones old Skin track to a pass seperating Sheep lake bowl
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5002/uppersheeplake7tc.jpg
and Crystal Lakes bowl after contenplating dropping Smoka
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4179/smoka5jp.jpg
we decided to go back into the Crystal lakes
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7053/taycl1gi.jpg
the black represents our lines
and ski up the main drainage to 3 way peak and drop into the Silver basin
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/3638/tay3way7vm.jpg
The snow was slush and released clumps of snow but all in all a great tour

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