Coyote Wall Snowshoe

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Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by drm » February 9th, 2014, 7:19 pm

I did a snowshoe up to Coyote Wall today. Followed some ski tracks most of the way, only had to break my own trail the last couple
of hundred yards, though skis don't make the best snowshoe trail.

Coyote Wall from the trailhead
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Coyote Wall from the highway
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Bigger version

On the approach road
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small waterfall and ice
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looking across at Mosier
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From my break spot at the edge of the wall, looking up
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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by Jesse » February 10th, 2014, 7:24 am

Gorgeous shots! Any early season wildflowers up there?

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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by Charley » February 10th, 2014, 8:25 am

I hope that skier wasn't planning on riding their ski track back down the trail! It gets difficult when a nicely laid up-track becomes a cratered out down-track after being snowshoed.

I've always thought the Catherine Creek area would be a great place to ski after a foot of snow. But I bet that doesn't happen very often, and I'd have no way of getting out there if it even did happen, it being across the Gorge.
Believe it or not, I barely ever ride a mountain bike.

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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by payslee » February 10th, 2014, 8:26 am

Beautiful, Dean!

And thanks for helping the many of us trapped far away from the gorge get a vicarious fix. What a difference a week makes.

-payslee

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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by jessbee » February 10th, 2014, 1:17 pm

Brilliant idea to hit Coyote Wall the one time you're essentially guaranteed not to see mountain bikers. Gorgeous.
Will break trail for beer.

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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by drm » February 10th, 2014, 2:16 pm

Charley wrote:I hope that skier wasn't planning on riding their ski track back down the trail! It gets difficult when a nicely laid up-track becomes a cratered out down-track after being snowshoed.
They came straight down the fall line, not the road - and were long gone by the time I got there anyway. But my snowshoe tracks weren't really going any deeper than their ski tracks. Just wider.

All this moisture - plus the drenching due this coming week, should make for fantastic flowers. What do they say? February snow brings March flower? No? - something like that. :roll:

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Re: Coyote Wall Snowshoe

Post by BigBear » February 10th, 2014, 2:53 pm

If it wasn't for the horrible drive to the TH, your hike would be truly envious of those of us locked down in Portland this past weekend. Nice TH pic.

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