Baden-Powell, Burnham and Throop 5/17/09

[NormaR]

Dave G suggested a hike to Baden-Powell from Vincent Gap which swithbacks up the north side of Baden-Powell since the shade might offer some relief from the heat of this last weekend. Once we spotted Mount Burnham and Throop Peak from the summit of BP we knew we had to go on.

To keep us cool we placed snow in our hats and rolled snow in bandanas and wore them around our necks. We used snow from the remaining small patches we crossed along the PCT. It was soft and easy to cross.

Approx 15 miles and 3900 elevation gain/loss. Another great day in the mountains!

my pix are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... denPowell#

[lik2hik]

Nice TR and pix too!
Looked like a fun time. It's always beautiful up there and having some leftover snow to help cool things down was probably real nice!

[James]

Thanks for the trip report and pictures. Have to try that hike sometime.

I hiked BP from Islip Saddle on Friday and the weather was great (6:30am start). Got warmer later but not too bad, lots of snow on the trail at higher elevation. Lots of sliding on the way down but a great hike all around.