Shingle Creek Trail, June 2006

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• trip date: 6/3 thru 6/4/06
• distance: 8 Miles
• starting point: Shingle Creek Trailhead on the Mirror Lake Highway (Map)
• destination: As far as we could go, it turned out to be just a few miles before snow line (Map)
• elevation: The trailhead was at 7,654', we stopped at 8,760' due to snow and mud.
• the group: Nick, Taylor and Nikita

This was really a very short, simple getaway. It was really just one of those things I HAD to do to get my head straight. Too much stress lately. Especially with the Memorial Day weekend rain out. It was good to get up to a higher altitude and forget about the world, even if it was just for a bit.

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