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14er #13

We climbed our 13th 14er on Saturday, Mt. Democrat. Actually Dave and the rest of the group did the 3-14er circuit, but I had invited a friend of mine, it was her 1st 14er so we took it easy and just did the one. It was a perfect day in the mountains, even though it’s getting late in the season we had no afternoon weather, it stayed clear and beautiful all day. It was extremely windy, though, the wind was strong enough to make a 200 lb. guy stumble. I would guess that would have to be something like 80 mph but I don’t really know. We started from the Kite Lake trailhead which is a beautiful site, the trailhead is already at 12,000 ft so you are pretty much above tree line but the lake is clear and blue. It was a great day to be in the mountains!

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Dave, JC, and Carin eager to get on the trail.

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Looking towards the summit of Mt. Democrat.

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Dave, me, Carin, and JC on the summit of Mt. Democrat.

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View down into the valley.



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