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MCA Trip to McHugh
by Mindy Baum, Scree 5/93
On Sunday April 25 at 9:00 am, ten mountaineers met at Carrs Huffman to ascend McHugh Peak. They were Amy Blumenberg, Christopher Potter, Bob Smith, Walter John, Pam Seiser, Ken Hadzima, Nancy Messer, Leila Emmer, and me.
The day was fair although not (sigh) as fair as it had been the day before. There were some clouds in the sky and scattered breezes throughout the day. It turned out, however, to be quite warm, especially as we were climbing.
We started at the trailhead off Rabbit Creek Road from where we climbed a short, but steep, hill to a ridge. This ridge led in a south direction to the summit and afforded great views of Rabbit Creek Valley, Ptarmigan and the Suicides. We found quite a bit of snow mixed in with patches of tundra and rock. For the most part the snow was firm enough to walk on without sinking. The rocks directly below the summit rock were icy with a slight snow overhang. We congregated on a rocky ledge to enjoy the spectacular view of Turnagain Arm and to sing Happy Birthday to Pam.
We really enjoyed ourselves on the way back as we took advantage of the snow to slide down the mountain.
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