February 13, 2011
Well it's back to the Grid. I need just two peaks for February. I headed up the Crawford Path.
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There it is, Mount Eisenhower.
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The wind was surprisingly low today.
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Now for the steep part of the hike.
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There's the summit cairn.
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For a brief time, even Washington was in the clear today.
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It was great to get Mount Eisenhower today.
It was the last above treeline peak that I needed for the Grid.
Looking north to Jefferson.
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Time to head back to Pierce.
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After the summit of Pierce, I continued south on the Webster Cliff Trail.
I ended up having to break trail down to Mizpah Hut.
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I started to make my way over to Jackson, but I quickly lost the trail and ran into spruce trap city. Jackson, my last February Grid peak, would have to wait for another day. I took the Mizpah Cutoff back to the Crawford Path and descended down to the Highland Center.
Grid Peaks to Go: 7
Projected Finish: March 19, 2011
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