{"id":25962,"date":"2020-02-10T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25962"},"modified":"2020-06-08T20:36:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:36:28","slug":"mount-haldane-yukon-territory-canada-8-15-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25962","title":{"rendered":"Mount Haldane, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-15-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Day 11 of Lupe&#8217;s 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon &amp; Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Late morning, in the G6 heading W on the Silver Trail after leaving Keno City &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our last chance to climb<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-72094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Mount Haldane<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6032, ft.)<\/span><\/strong> again?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Probably, Loop.\u00a0 Now that you&#8217;ve been to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-82937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sourdough Hill<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,739 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-82938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Hinton<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,752 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, who knows if we&#8217;ll ever come back to the Silver Trail?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You should have bought that bunkhouse in Keno City, SPHP!\u00a0 We could have spent every summer up here!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yeah, I know.\u00a0 The bunkhouse was darling.\u00a0 We&#8217;re heading on, though, Looper.\u00a0 You&#8217;ve got adventures ahead all over the place if we hit &#8217;em right.\u00a0 So how are you feeling?\u00a0 Up to Mount Haldane, or not?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you can manage it, of course I want to go, SPHP!\u00a0 Mount Haldane was awesome!\u00a0 Not going to miss out on seeing it again, especially if this is my last chance ever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a late, late return last night, Lupe and SPHP had both slept like rocks.\u00a0 By the time a certain bleary-eyed Carolina Dog revived, the sun had already been shining brightly on a warm <em>(50\u00baF!)<\/em> Yukon morning.\u00a0 A leisurely breakfast at the Keno City campground chewed up most of what was left of the forenoon before Lupe had hit the Silver Trail again.<\/p>\n<p>Driving W after leaving Keno City, SPHP hadn&#8217;t been able to forget the glorious view of Mount Haldane at sunset during yesterday&#8217;s descent of Mount Hinton.\u00a0 The dominant peak to the W, Mount Haldane had stood out highlighted by a golden glow.\u00a0 Rows of mysterious blue-gray Yukon peaks stretched far beyond it beneath a gray sky.\u00a0 Incredibly beautiful!\u00a0 And to think that Lupe had once been up there!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25862\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25862\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4498-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong> (L) shortly before sunset the previous evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The American Dingo had climbed Mount Haldane exactly a year and a day ago.\u00a0 It was a splendid peak, with a good, known route culminating with a fabulous ridge hike and rocky scramble.\u00a0 With over 3,600 feet of elevation gain, Haldane would be an admittedly ambitious undertaking after the long trek yesterday, but no telling if Loop would ever be this close to the mountain again.\u00a0 This really might be her last opportunity.\u00a0 Just ahead by the Halfway Lakes, the Silver Trail would come within 2 miles of the trailhead.<\/p>\n<p><em>1:30 PM, 58\u00baF at the Mount Haldane trailhead &#8211;<\/em>\u00a0 Oh, yeah!\u00a0 It was on!\u00a0 Beneath a brilliant blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds, Lupe once again stood at the start of the trail to Mount Haldane.\u00a0 Another late start, but a fabulous day for it.\u00a0 Full of confidence, the Carolina Dog hit the sandy road that was part of a little triangle near the trailhead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25910\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4500-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loop all smiles ready to set out for Mount Haldane! Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few minutes brought Lupe to a junction at the E end of the triangle.\u00a0 A second sandy road came in from the SW (R) here, but Looper went the opposite direction, turning NE on a road which quickly lost the sandy characteristic.\u00a0 Mount Haldane came into view as the road curved N.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25911\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4501-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong> (Center) comes into view. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The road dipped leading into a low area.\u00a0 Must have been a lot drier in the Yukon this summer!\u00a0 Last year this part of the road had been mostly underwater.\u00a0 Trickling streams had fed a series of huge mud puddles.\u00a0 Today it was all completely dry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25912\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4502-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the low area. Last year this stretch had been mostly underwater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For over 2 km, there wasn&#8217;t much to see except forest.\u00a0 Beyond the low region, the road rose and narrowed, becoming more of an ATV trail.\u00a0 It continued rather steeply for a long way before finally coming to a nice level stretch.\u00a0 Another good climb ensued, but this one wasn&#8217;t nearly as long as the first.\u00a0 A second level stretch again provided some relief.<\/p>\n<p>The second level stretch led to a short, steep climb where the trail was badly scarred by a deeply eroded rut.\u00a0 This climb abruptly ended at a junction.\u00a0 To the NW (L), the ATV trail continued up Mount Haldane, but Lupe went E (R).\u00a0 Around a bend, the first of 2 ancient picnic tables the Carolina Dog had seen last year sat back among the bushes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25913\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25913\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4503-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the first decaying picnic table. <strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A single track path led up a small embankment to a flat area SE of the picnic table.\u00a0 The trees and bushes scattered across this flat region were mostly small.\u00a0 This was the first halfway decent viewpoint, and a good spot for a short break.<\/p>\n<p>The view had changed since last year.\u00a0 In the broad valley to the NE, Lupe could see a large scorched area.\u00a0 Plumes of smoke were rising from fires still smoldering along the edge of the valley.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25914\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25914\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4504-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke (L) rises from the recently scorched valley to the NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25915\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25915\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4505-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong> from the viewpoint near the first picnic table. Photo looks NW up the <strong>Fortune Creek drainage<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a brief rest, Lupe returned to the junction.\u00a0 This time she took the route going NW.\u00a0 The ATV trail led ever higher at a moderate pace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25916\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4506-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Continuing up the ATV trail after leaving the first picnic table behind. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The American Dingo was now on a series of very long switchbacks going up the W side of Mount Haldane&#8217;s S ridge.\u00a0 Still in the forest, there were no more views until Loop reached the 3rd sharp turn.\u00a0 From here, a big saddle on Mount Haldane&#8217;s SW ridge was in sight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25917\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25917\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4507-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the 3rd sharp turn after the first picnic table. The ATV trail eventually leads up to the big saddle (R of Center) visible up on <strong>Mount Haldane&#8217;s SW ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 4th sharp turn was the last.\u00a0 The second ancient picnic table sat right at the turn.\u00a0 Off to the S (R), a narrow footpath went only 20 feet through the trees to a second viewpoint on the brink of a steep slope.\u00a0 A fabulous view of the Halfway Lakes was on display.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25918\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4508-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By the second ruinous picnic table located at the 4th sharp turn. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25919\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25919\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4509-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Halfway Lakes<\/strong> (Center). <strong>Wareham Lake<\/strong> (R) in the distance. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The dense forest permitted little room at the second viewpoint, so Lupe continued on.\u00a0 The switchbacks were now over.\u00a0 The ATV trail headed NW going steadily higher.\u00a0 For a while yet, Loop was still in the forest, but soon she was getting close to tree line.\u00a0 The views really began to open up as the Carolina Dog made for the big saddle on the SW ridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25920\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4510-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About to leave the 4th and final sharp turn. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25921\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25921\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4512-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close to tree line heading for the big saddle. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still a good trek, but before long Lupe was high enough to see the ATV trail going all the way up to the saddle.\u00a0 So easy!\u00a0 What a great route!\u00a0 As the views kept improving, it was fun to anticipate what Loopster would soon see on the other side of the ridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25922\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25922\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4513-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yes, it was a long trek in the forest, but we&#8217;re at the fun part now! Mount Haldane just keeps getting better and better from here!<\/em> Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25923\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25923\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4514-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Getting there!<\/em> Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blue skies were overhead when Lupe reached the saddle.\u00a0 A 15 mph breeze was blowing out of the NW, making things a bit chilly, but it must have been close to 60 \u00baF, so it really wasn&#8217;t bad at all.\u00a0 Naturally, Looper crossed the saddle right away for a look at the all the wonderful Yukon territory newly visible to the N.<\/p>\n<p>Before her, a lower ridge extended a long way NW.\u00a0 The top of this ridge was bare, and looked like a fun place to explore.\u00a0 Sadly, Loop didn&#8217;t have time for all that if she ever expected to get to the top of Mount Haldane.\u00a0 Next to this ridge was the Bighorn Creek valley.\u00a0 Beyond both was the even larger valley of the South McQuesten River.\u00a0 More ridges and mountains stretched away as far as the eye could see.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25924\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25924\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4515-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Made it to the big saddle! The ridge beyond me is still part of Mount Haldane. The <strong>Bighorn Creek valley<\/strong> is on the R<\/em>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the big trek to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-82938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Hinton<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,752 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> yesterday, Lupe was ready for a genuine rest.\u00a0 She had already gained 2,700 feet since leaving the trailhead, and still had another 900 feet to go.\u00a0 Other than the wind, the big saddle was a good spot to relax for a bit.\u00a0 SPHP threw a jacket over her so she could doze comfortably in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25925\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25925\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4518-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squeezing in a Dingo Nap up on the big saddle. <strong>Bighorn Creek valley<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dingo Nap proved necessarily brief.\u00a0 Clouds were closing in, posing a growing threat to the blue skies overhead.\u00a0 The intrepid American Dingo was quickly on her paws again ready to head higher.\u00a0 SPHP had scarcely begun to recover, but managed to plod after her.<\/p>\n<p>The big saddle was as far as the ATV trail went.\u00a0 The rest of the ascent was a straightforward jaunt up Mount Haldane&#8217;s SW ridge, a super fun trek with amazing views.\u00a0 Virtually the entire route, which had 3 distinct phases, was visible from the big saddle.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase was a 400 foot climb ENE up to a nearby high point.\u00a0 The ridgeline narrowed and grew rockier as Lupe progressed, but it was all just a trudge higher with no exposure or scrambling involved.<\/p>\n<p>Frequently forced to rebuild blood oxygen levels, SPHP paused often to admire the views.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog did not seem to mind these delays.\u00a0 Despite them, she eventually did make it to the high point.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25926\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25926\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4519-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loopster starting for the first high point (R). <strong>Mount Haldane&#8217;s true summit<\/strong> is at (Center). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25927\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25927\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4521-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arriving at the first high point. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second phase of the route was pure enjoyment.\u00a0 From the first high point, the ridge leveled out a great deal.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t completely level, but negotiated a series of small rises and dips.\u00a0 A bit of exposure to the S in some places was always easy to avoid.\u00a0 The ridgeline gradually curved N, bringing Lupe to the start of phase three, the final 600 foot climb to the true summit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25928\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4522-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the level section, with a view of the final climb ahead. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25929\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25929\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4523-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Hinton<\/strong> (R of Center) in sunlight on the horizon. Lupe had been there less than 24 hours ago! Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25930\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4524-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting close to phase 3! Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25931\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25931\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4526-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the <strong>Fortune Creek drainage<\/strong>. The <strong>Silver Trail<\/strong> (the highway to Keno City) is visible beyond all the ponds and lakes in the <strong>Haldane Creek valley<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25932\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25932\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-768x1024.jpg?resize=660%2C880\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?w=1650&amp;ssl=1 1650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4527-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the base of the 600 foot climb to the top. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25933\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4528-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back along the mostly level section. <strong>Halfway Lakes<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 0.33 way up on the final ascent, 3 posts stood together on a small patch of flat ground.\u00a0 The climb steepened beyond this point.\u00a0 Even the last of the tundra began to disappear.\u00a0 The route turned into a rocky scramble, but not a difficult one.\u00a0 No exposure, no clinging to anything, just picking a way higher, usually following paths of lighter colored rocks disturbed by previous hikers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25934\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4529-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting up the third and final phase of the ridge. The posts are up at the nearby high point seen on the R. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25936\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4531-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back from the 3 posts. The level part of the SW ridge is seen at (Center). The big saddle where Lupe left the ATV trail is the major notch in the ridgeline at (R). Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25937\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4532-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Summit alert! Come on! We&#8217;ll be there in no time!<\/em> Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last little bit was the steepest, but the outcome was never in doubt.\u00a0 Despite feeling worn out, elation grew as Lupe got closer and closer to the top.\u00a0 Suddenly the American Dingo was there, once again standing at the edge of a precipice at the summit of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-72094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Haldane<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,032 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25938\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4533-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the summit with a sunlit subpeak in the background. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It all looked the same.\u00a0 There was the tall metal pole with the odd disc at the top, the big cairn with a rock wall extension sheltering two boxes &#8211; one of new plastic, and a battered ancient metal one orange with rust.\u00a0 The same views of the NE subpeak beyond the incredibly deep North Star Creek drainage, the long N ridge, the look back down the familiar SW ridge, and all the fabulous surrounding mountains and ridges of the central Yukon everywhere one looked.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Haldane had become an old and precious friend!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25939\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4535-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By the tall pole and the summit cairn. Part of <strong>Mayo Lake<\/strong> (L of Center) in the distance. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25940\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25940\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4536-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The registry boxes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25941\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4538-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back down the SW ridge.<strong> Halfway Lakes<\/strong> (L). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25944\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4541-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <strong>NE subpeak<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Loopster, congratulations, sweet puppy!\u00a0 Mount Haldane!\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 We&#8217;re actually here again!\u00a0 When we left last year, I never dreamed we would ever return!\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t it fantastic?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yes, it is, SPHP!\u00a0 Although it would be even more fantastic, if you&#8217;d thought to bring along a Dingo cot.\u00a0 I&#8217;m feeling mighty tired now.\u00a0 Do you mind if I take a longer Dingo nap?\u00a0 I&#8217;ve completely used up the short one I took back at the big saddle.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll come and look at the views with you in a bit, OK?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, sure Loop.\u00a0 Make yourself comfortable and take your time.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll be up here a while.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Easier said than done.\u00a0 Without the luxury of a Dingo cot available, a flat rock was about as comfortable as it got.\u00a0 Poor Lupe heaved a great sigh, and curled up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25943\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catching a few winks at the summit. <strong>Mount Haldane&#8217;s N ridge<\/strong> (Center). The <strong>South McQuesten River valley<\/strong> is in the background. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Loopster dozed, SPHP sat close by examining the contents of the registry boxes.\u00a0 The old orange box leaked, and was full of little more than garbage at this point.\u00a0 The plastic box contained 2 registry books.<\/p>\n<p>Mount Haldane is a fairly popular peak.\u00a0 More entries in the registries than one might expect.\u00a0 SPHP looked entirely through one book without finding Lupe&#8217;s entry from 2018, but finally found it in the other one.\u00a0 SPHP added her name a second time to commemorate today&#8217;s ascent.<\/p>\n<p>Far to the E, Mount Hinton was in view.\u00a0 Funny how things work out.\u00a0 Last year, it had been up in the clouds.\u00a0 Lupe hadn&#8217;t even seen Mount Hinton from Mount Haldane.\u00a0 Loop&#8217;s first ascent of Haldane was on August 14th, which turned out to be the same day she climbed Hinton this year.\u00a0 Coincidence.\u00a0 Not planned.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25942\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25942\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4539-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Hinton<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks E with lots of help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood finally did keep her promise to come look at the views with SPHP, but what she really wanted was to relax.\u00a0 Whenever she could, Loop went back to laying down and taking it easy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25946\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4543-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looper up and at &#8217;em again. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25945\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4542-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mining operation far to the NNE, one of the few blemishes on the Yukon wilderness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25947\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4544-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking way down into the upper end of the <strong>North Star Creek drainage<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25948\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4545-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back to taking life easy. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25949\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4546-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>I&#8217;m meditating on the glories of <strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong>. Don&#8217;t bug me, SPHP!<\/em> Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clouds kept sailing by.\u00a0 Most of the time, Mount Haldane was in shadow.\u00a0 One cloud dropped tiny snow pellets.\u00a0 It was cooler up here than back at the big saddle, but fortunately not as breezy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25950\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4547-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back in action by the summit cairn. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25951\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25951\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exploring out toward <strong>Haldane&#8217;s N ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25952\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4551-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whole summit region. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25956\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4557-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Dingo&#8217;s eye view of the little lakes and ponds down by Haldane Creek. Photo looks SE with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25954\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4554-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sweet Yukon dreams, Lupe!<\/em> <strong>Mount Hinton<\/strong> (L) &amp; <strong>Mount Albert <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,515 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> (R).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the end, a glance to the W told the tale.\u00a0 7:45 PM.\u00a0 A glorious hour and 15 minutes on Mount Haldane now history.\u00a0 Hate to, but &#8230;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25955\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25955\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4556-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25957\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4558-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Last moments at the summit. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25958\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4559-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting down the <strong>SW ridge<\/strong>. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25959\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4560-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the big saddle again, looking back at <strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong>. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So the Carolina Dog left her old friend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-72094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mount Haldane<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,032 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> for a second time in a year and a day.\u00a0 The return was a long downhill march, easy and uneventful, provided one doesn&#8217;t count a sudden, brief attack on SPHP by the mysteriously rejuvenated were-puppy.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes what you already know is best.\u00a0 Can&#8217;t be too many peaks in the center of the Yukon that can claim to be frequented by American Dingoes, but splendid Mount Haldane is one that can.\u00a0 <em>(End 10:40 PM)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25953\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-1024x768.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4552-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mount Haldane<\/strong>, Yukon Territory, Canada 8-15-19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=26029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Adventure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=20555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mount Haldane, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-14-18)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>W<\/em><em>ant more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose from Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=27156\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon &amp; Alaska Adventure Inde<\/strong><strong>x<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Master Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">new Lupe adventures<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 11 of Lupe&#8217;s 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon &amp; Alaska! Late morning, in the G6 heading W on the Silver Trail after leaving Keno City &#8211; Our last chance to climb Mount Haldane (6032, ft.) again? Probably, Loop.\u00a0 Now that you&#8217;ve been to Sourdough Hill (4,739 ft.) and Mount Hinton (6,752 ft.), who &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25962\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mount Haldane, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-15-19)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1210],"tags":[105,30,106,26,104,1077,11,1227,708],"class_list":["post-25962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2019-yukon-alaska","tag-american-dingo","tag-canada","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-lupe","tag-mount-haldane","tag-peakbagging","tag-silver-trail","tag-yukon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4540-scaled.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25962"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27918,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25962\/revisions\/27918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}