The Tusk - From the Microwave Towers Sept 2004

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  Scenic, oh yeah really scenic.....

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Steel trees in the alpine
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  Ooh now that's better....

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Now why is this man smiling..?
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Oh man these photogs.. got to wait and wait and
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Stone cowboy ride horse too long
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Gerald bags the first peak
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  Whoa! Way up there?.

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The "new" Golden Staircase who needs the Yukon
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Just another couple of minutes I am sure the sun will hit that lake...
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Whew! 16 minutes uphill
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yes that is fresh snow and it did snow on us!
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Look Gerald sun on th lake
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Oh too bad its gone now
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  So...its snowing and a bit cloudy do we do the chimney? Of course!.

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1st lift.. like that camera strap?
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Okay so we are at the top, where's the sun?
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Hey look a suckerhole!
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That's better
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  And Gerald says.. hey wouldn't it be nice to camp up here?.

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Soft, safe campsites
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humm wouldn't want to slip
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Hellloooooo anybody down there?
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Damn, my ass is wedged!
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  Gerald's animated descent of the chimney...

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Skipping down the mountain!
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Whee! Look at me go!
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Hey the sunshine was for us only!
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Nirvana, gas guzzling transportation
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  Of course it was still an hour's drive out in 4 X 4 to get to the pavement! 4 hours to and from the Tusk.. and yes Kay it was longer to drive to and from the towers.

Created by Primal Incite and IrfanView