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Mt. Sherman & Gemini Peak
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After just 4 days of rest from hiking the Lincoln Group, I decided to hike Mt. Sherman with the pups, my friend Mariah and her dog Indigo while Travis was off biking day 1 of the Courage Classic. This was Trek and Indigo's first 14er. We picked Sherman because it's one of the shorter hikes and it's an easier one. All the dogs did great! Mariah and Brisco had some sore back paws, but they loved being out in the mountains again. Here are some pictures from our day.
 Looking back at the road to the trailhead |
 The hike starts climbing the rocks right away |
 There are clouds down in the valley to the west |
 Looking east at the standard route trail |
 Quick snack break |
 The rocky ridge up to Sherman |
 Looking back at Mt. Sheridan - 13,748 ft |
 Mariah headed up the ridge |
 A shot of the slope |
 Trek found the snow and loved it! |
 Trek and Indigo leading the way |
 Mt. Sherman summit looking north to Gemini Peak |
 Indigo, Trek, Mariah & Brisco on the summit |
 Me and the pups - 14,036 ft |
 We tried a group shot with the gorillapod. To get the pups to look at the camera, I threw a rock. |
 Trek decided to go find the rock! It was pretty funny (lack of oxygen) and here's the blooper shots |
 Funny stuff aside - here's Trek on the summit |
 The view to the west is steep and rocky |
 After Sherman, we decided to head over to Gemini Peak |
 Trek enjoying the green tundra |
 There were lots of pretty alpine flowers |
 Short, steep and rocky = Gemini Peak (fun!) |
 Trek and Mariah rock-hopping up Gemini |
 Mariah & Mariah on Gemini Peak - 13,951 ft |
 Indigo looking regal |
 Me taking a picture of Mariah taking a picture of the girls. :) |
 Another shot of Mariah & Mariah |
 Trek off enjoying the view |
 View to the north |
 Looking west at Dyer Mountain - 13,855 ft |
 Mt. Sherman covered in hikers! There were 4 other people when we were up there. |
 Mariah resting before the hike down |
 Trek looking adorable! |
 Mariah says "Whoo hoo! Mountains are fun!" |
 Climbing back down Gemini |
 Headed to the saddle between Gemini and Dyer |
 Indigo and Trek |
 Closer shot of Trek looking off into the distance |
 Headed back to the car down in the valley |
 Mariah by some cool dinosaur-type rocks |
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 The ridge had steep drop-offs to the south |
 The west side of Mt. Sherman |
 Brisco, Trek and Indigo headed down the trail |
 Trek waiting for mom |
 Indigo and Trek happy to be back on the green tundra |
 One last look at the ridge between Gemini and Dyer |