{"id":47145,"date":"2023-06-12T08:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=47145"},"modified":"2023-07-04T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:04:17","slug":"peak-5050-brooks-range-alaska-8-30-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=47145","title":{"rendered":"Peak 5050, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-30-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 2 of Day 32 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Canada & Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n

2:37 PM, 51\u00baF, West Galbraith Peak<\/span><\/a> (4,560 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> –<\/em><\/p>\n

Alrighty, Loop!\u00a0 Sad, but true, summit hour is over.\u00a0 Ready to move on?<\/em><\/p>\n

I was enjoying just hanging out up here, SPHP, but I suppose we better get going if we want to make it to Peak<\/span> 5050<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Agree completely, Looper.\u00a0 This is fabulous, but Peak 5050 will be, too!<\/em><\/p>\n

Let me tag the summit one more time, SPHP, then we’ll be on our way.<\/em><\/p>\n

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West Galbraith Peak summit<\/strong>. Peak 5050<\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a brief farewell return to West Galbraith Peak’s high point, Lupe started down the mountain’s NW slope.\u00a0 The valley W of the mountain was the Carolina Dog’s first objective.\u00a0 1,000+ feet of steep scree had to be negotiated before she’d get there.<\/p>\n

As usual, SPHP was slow as molasses, giving Lupe plenty of time to enjoy the spectacular views during the descent.\u00a0 While she was still fairly high, Imnavait Mountain<\/span><\/a> (3,702 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in sight way out on the North Slope.\u00a0 Peak 4916<\/span><\/strong> dominated the line of silvery mountains 2 miles NW, while Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> crowned the big ridge on the opposite side of the valley the American Dingo was heading for.<\/p>\n

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Starting the descent from West Galbraith Peak<\/strong>. Imnavait Mountain<\/strong> (L) way out on the North Slope<\/strong>. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 4916<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center). Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (L), Peak 4916<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although aided by lanes of tundra during the lower part of the descent, it still took SPHP more than an hour to reach the valley floor.\u00a0 Pathetic!\u00a0 Ever a true friend, Lupe didn’t complain.\u00a0 In truth, she didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry herself.\u00a0 Upon reaching the valley, she chose to relax for a while near a small stream.<\/p>\n

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Down in the valley. HP3500<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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By the little stream. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Catching a few Dingo winks on the soft tundra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After sharing some beef jerky with the American Dingo, SPHP munched on honey roasted peanuts.<\/p>\n

Going to be a long, long day, Looper, but shouldn’t be hard to get to Peak 5050 from here.\u00a0 Think we just need to head up this valley until we reach the pass right next to it, then up we go!<\/em><\/p>\n

A long day, but a gorgeous one, SPHP!\u00a0 Look at how much blue sky there is now!\u00a0 Hasn’t been this sunny since we got to the Brooks Range.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Looking back up West Galbraith Peak<\/strong>. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yeah!\u00a0 Best weather in nearly 2 weeks, Loop!\u00a0 Wonder how close we really are to the Gates of the Arctic National Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?\u00a0 Wish we had a map.\u00a0 I’m dying to know, now that we’ve decided to do this.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maps are your department, SPHP.\u00a0 Hope Peak 5050 does turn out to be in the park.\u00a0 Gates of the Arctic NE Peak<\/span><\/a> (5,050 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> would be so cool!<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s for sure!\u00a0 Won’t know, though, until we get back home and I can do some research, Looper.\u00a0 In any case, this is all incredible territory, park or no park.\u00a0 Hard to believe we’re really here.<\/em><\/p>\n

After a nice rest break, Lupe headed SW up the valley.\u00a0 The first part was sort of steep and a bit rocky.\u00a0 Staying toward the E side was best.\u00a0 Before long, the stream disappeared and the valley widened.\u00a0 Climbing a broad slope of plants with white seed heads, it seemed clear that some kind of a top was just ahead.<\/p>\n

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Among the white seed heads. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above the white seed head plants, the terrain did begin leveling out.\u00a0 An easy jaunt got Lupe to an enormous pass W of West Galbraith Peak.<\/p>\n

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West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> from the pass. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continuing SW, the huge pass became mushy.\u00a0 Saturated with moisture, it threatened to become a sea of mud.\u00a0 Meanwhile, views of the territory Lupe was now approaching were most intriguing.<\/p>\n

A long valley did extend SW toward the region where Peak 5050 was, but what SPHP hadn’t expected was the giant gap of gently sloping terrain to the SE.\u00a0 Beyond the gap, the biggest glacier on Mount Kiev<\/span><\/a> (7,775 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was once again in sight.<\/p>\n

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The valley leading to Peak 5050<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Continuing over the pass. Glacier<\/strong> (L of Center) on Mount Kiev<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In order to avoid the mud, Lupe headed for the W side of the pass, then climbed a little way up onto firmer ground.\u00a0 Resuming her SW course, views of the region beyond the SE gap kept getting better and better.<\/p>\n

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Near the W side of the pass<\/strong>. Mount Kiev<\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The SE gap<\/strong>. Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong> (R) in the clouds. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wow!\u00a0 Look at that, SPHP!\u00a0 We could roam for forever and a day in these big valleys between the mountains.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes!\u00a0 Fires the imagination, doesn’t it, Loop?\u00a0 Not a tree in sight!\u00a0 This looks so much like the classic unspoiled Arctic we’ve always dreamed of!<\/em><\/p>\n

While the view was nearly perfect, it wasn’t completely so.\u00a0 Down by the creek on the way up the valley, Lupe had scared up another small flock of the gray birds with white wings like the ones she’d seen on the way to Imnavait Mountain a week ago.\u00a0 She also seen a few other smaller birds, but that had been it for wildlife.<\/p>\n

As Lupe stared out over the vast valleys between the mountains, nothing at all moved.\u00a0 No caribou, fox, musk ox, lynx, or bear in sight.\u00a0 Not even a snowshoe bunny.\u00a0 Stunningly gorgeous, but so empty!\u00a0 So quiet!<\/p>\n

Needs more squirrels, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Heh, no trees, Loop.<\/em><\/p>\n

How about some marmots or pikas then, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

You’d think we’d see something, wouldn’t you, Loopster?\u00a0 But we don’t.\u00a0 C’mon.\u00a0 Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing SW, Lupe headed for the valley leading to Peak 5050.<\/p>\n

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On to Peak 5050! Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Super easy terrain!\u00a0 Even SPHP made rapid progress while Lupe roamed ahead.\u00a0 Soon she was in the valley, starting the trudge toward the pass that would get her to Peak 5050.\u00a0 Especially in the lower part, the valley was carpeted with brown moss.\u00a0 Near a tiny stream, there were places where the moss was still bright green.<\/p>\n

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Starting up the valley. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some of the relatively rare bright green moss.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The stream soon vanished.\u00a0 The valley steepened and became rockier.\u00a0 As Lupe approached the pass, SPHP wondered what she would see on the other side?<\/p>\n

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Approaching the pass. Photo looks WSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surprise!\u00a0 Upon reaching the pass, a second pass was ahead.\u00a0 Beyond a 50 foot drop, the valley Lupe had been following continued higher.\u00a0 This upper section actually drained into a narrow gorge to the R (N).<\/p>\n

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The second pass<\/strong> from the first one. Peak 5050<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Start of the narrow gorge<\/strong> (Center) that drained N. Peak 5050<\/strong> (L). Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peak 5050 was right there, though.\u00a0 All Lupe had to do was get up to that second pass, and she’d be perfectly positioned to climb it.\u00a0 Fortunately, the 50 foot drop wasn’t a sheer one.\u00a0 After a steepish, rocky descent, the American Dingo kept going.<\/p>\n

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About to head for the second pass<\/strong> after getting beyond the first one. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (Center). West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> and the first pass<\/strong> (far R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Lupe got there, the second pass proved to be as big as a football field both in width and length.\u00a0 Continuing across it, Peak 5176<\/span><\/strong> was in view on the far side.\u00a0 A third, slightly higher pass was also in sight, but beyond a much deeper drop into another valley draining N.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5176<\/span><\/strong> (L), and the third pass<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clearly, getting to that third pass would be considerably more difficult, but as much fun as it would be to roam forever, Lupe didn’t need to go any farther.\u00a0 Peak 5050 was immediately NW of this second pass.\u00a0 Still 600 feet higher, only the lower slopes were visible from here.<\/p>\n

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Peak 5050<\/strong> from the second pass<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heading NW, Lupe attacked the mountain.\u00a0 Tundra-covered slopes gave way to steep scree similar to that experienced on West Galbraith Peak.\u00a0 Utilizing lanes of vegetation whenever possible, Lupe scrambled higher.\u00a0 Once the rate of climb diminished slightly, she angled WSW toward a S ridge where knobs of bedrock were visible.<\/p>\n

Upon reaching this ridge, the Carolina Dog had only another 200 feet of elevation gain left to go.\u00a0 The rest of the ascent wasn’t hard at all.<\/p>\n

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On the S ridge<\/strong>. Summit not in sight yet. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7:09 PM, 47\u00baF,<\/em>\u00a0Peak<\/span> <\/em>5050<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong> – Dark clouds hung over the Brooks Range when Lupe reached the true summit on a short ridge running SW\/NE.\u00a0 A reasonably large area of moderately sloping scree surrounded this ridge providing plenty of space to move around.\u00a0 With scarcely a breeze, and sunnier skies N and E, conditions were still quite pleasant.<\/p>\n

The views were incredible!\u00a0 8 miles SW, beyond the third pass that Lupe hadn’t made it to, a long high ridge sporting a line of glaciers was among the first to grab attention.<\/p>\n

We’ve seen those glaciers before, SPHP, but from much farther away!<\/em><\/p>\n

We have, Loopster, from<\/em> Imnavait Mountain<\/span><\/a> (3,702 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/em>That ridge is Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s beyond the Itikmalak River valley.<\/em><\/p>\n

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At the true summit of Peak 5050<\/strong>. Glaciers on Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong> (Center) beyond the third pass. Peak 5176<\/span><\/strong> (L). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 5176<\/span><\/strong> (L), Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong> (Center). Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong>. Photo looks SW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The big glacier on Mount Kiev<\/span><\/a> (7,775 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> that had been visible from West Galbraith Peak<\/span><\/a> (4,560 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> earlier today was also in view.<\/p>\n

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Glacier on Mount Kiev<\/strong> (far L), Peak 5376<\/span><\/strong> (Center), Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Glacier on Mount Kiev<\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Kiev<\/strong> (L), Peak 7447<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks S with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having left the Galbraith Lake campground more than 9 hours ago, Lupe was glad to see a couple patches of brown tundra on Peak 5050’s summit ridge where she could rest.\u00a0 SPHP sat next to her, as the American Dingo made herself comfortable.<\/p>\n

Well, we made it to Peak 5050, SPHP!\u00a0 Wonder if we’re in Gates of the Arctic National Park now?<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t know, Looper.\u00a0 I’m certain we’re at least seeing it from here when we look SW.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wouldn’t happen to have another chocolate coconut bar, would you?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sorry, I don’t, Loop.\u00a0 Didn’t realize we were going to go this far when we set out this morning.\u00a0 Only brought the one we ate on West Galbraith Peak.\u00a0 I’ve got a chocolate chip Cliff bar we can split, though.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’ll do, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulating Lupe on her successful ascent of magnificent Peak 5050, SPHP shook her paw, then shared the Cliff bar with her.\u00a0 Basking now and then in evening sunshine, glory was all around!<\/p>\n

Looking back to the NE, West Galbraith Peak<\/span><\/a> (4,560 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, looking much lower from here, partially blocked the view of Galbraith Lake.\u00a0 Lake Benchmark Mountain<\/span><\/a> (5,000 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was lined up directly behind it.<\/p>\n

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Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (L), West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> (Center) with Galbraith Lake<\/strong> & Lake Benchmark Mountain<\/strong> beyond it. Peak 5308<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Imnavait Mountain<\/span><\/a> (3,702 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and Slope Mountain<\/span><\/a> (4,010 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> were still in view, too, way out on Alaska’s North Slope.<\/p>\n

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Peak 4916<\/span><\/strong> (far L), Imnavait Mountain<\/strong> (L), Slope Mountain<\/strong> (R), Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (far R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Imnavait Mountain<\/strong> (L), Slope Mountain<\/strong> (Center), Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center), West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> & Lake Benchmark Mountain<\/strong> (far R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong> was SE.\u00a0 Nearly 1,000 feet lower than Mount Kiev, which was always up in the clouds only a few miles away, Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong>‘s summit was cloud-free.<\/p>\n

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Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sitting together on the biggest patch of brown tundra at the true summit, the sense of remote isolation was profound.\u00a0 Peak 5050 almost felt like a different world, a new, unspoiled world of unknown and unsuspected mysteries, dangers, and epic beauty.<\/p>\n

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Relaxing on Peak 5050<\/strong>. Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong> (L), Mount Kiev<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s like we could go on forever, and never see anyone again, Loop!<\/em><\/p>\n

Forever wouldn’t be nearly as long as you think, SPHP, once we ran out of supplies.\u00a0 Speaking of which, I’m famished!\u00a0 I sure hope you brought some!<\/em><\/p>\n

Lupe had some Taste of the Wild from her silver bowl.\u00a0 SPHP shared some delicious beef jerky with her.\u00a0 Must have been enough to take the edge off her hunger.\u00a0 Eyes grown heavy, for a while the Carolina Dog snoozed on her soft, lofty perch on the N side of the Brooks Range.<\/p>\n

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Peak 6800<\/strong> (L), Mount Kiev<\/strong> (Center), Peak 7447<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center), Peak 5376<\/span><\/strong> (far R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Facing WNW toward the setting sun, SPHP sat crunching away on honey roasted peanuts while looking down an arm of the mountain that ended with a plunge into a deep canyon.\u00a0 Beyond the next ridge, a series of long jagged ridges extended from the Brooks Range toward the North Slope where lakes and rivers Lupe had never seen before, not even from Imnavait Mountain, glistened.<\/p>\n

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Gazing down Peak 5050’s NW arm<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Edge of the North Slope<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lupe was most likely as close as she ever would be to that unknown land beckoning on this gorgeous late August evening.\u00a0 Technically, this wasn’t a new world, but an ancient, yet still pristine, one.\u00a0 Entirely new to Lupe and SPHP, though, and that was all that mattered.<\/p>\n

One thing for sure, days like today are what being the Most High Exalted Dingo of the Arctic Sisterhood<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is all about, aren’t they, Loopster?<\/em><\/p>\n

Absolutely, SPHP!\u00a0 If only every day could be like this one!\u00a0 After a 3 year absence, I really have returned to the true Arctic, haven’t I?<\/em><\/p>\n

Long overdue, but here we are, Loop.\u00a0 And isn’t it grand!<\/em><\/p>\n

Tragically, summit hour was ending.\u00a0 A final look around, and time to go.<\/p>\n

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Peak 6800<\/span><\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> (L) with Lake Benchmark Mountain<\/strong> beyond it. Galbraith Lake<\/strong> (Center), Peak 5308<\/span><\/strong> (R of Center). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 4916<\/span><\/strong> (far L), Imnavait Mountain<\/strong> (L), Slope Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Land of mystery<\/strong> from Peak 5050<\/strong>. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peak 7386<\/span><\/strong> (L of Center). Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8:14 PM <\/em>– The spur of the moment decision to venture on to Peak <\/span>5050<\/span><\/a><\/strong> had been a stupendous success!\u00a0 Still lots more adventure yet to come during the long trek back.\u00a0 While SPHP started down, Lupe lingered on the summit waiting for the signal to come along.<\/p>\n

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Final moments on Peak 5050<\/strong>. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alrighty, Looper!\u00a0 Onward!\u00a0 Puppy, ho!<\/em><\/p>\n

The return was amazing!\u00a0 Would have been even better if SPHP’s paws hadn’t started developing blisters.\u00a0 As light slowly faded from the Arctic sky, Lupe led the way for hours, SPHP limping after.<\/p>\n

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Leaving the 2nd pass. Peak 4500<\/span><\/strong> (L), West Galbraith Peak<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was pretty dark by the time Lupe made it back to the little stream W of West Galbraith Peak.\u00a0 No need to go over the mountain again.\u00a0 Lupe just kept going down the valley until she could angle NE through the pass S of HP3500<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

11:30 PM, N of West Galbraith Mountain<\/em> – August was nearly over, and the sun had already been down for 1.5 hours, yet there was still a little light in the sky as Lupe emerged from the pass.\u00a0 Off to the N, a rosy glow illuminated the smooth horizon leading to the North Slope.<\/p>\n

Should have taken a photo.\u00a0 Waiting for midnight, it was gone.\u00a0 At times, a few lights showed the location of the Galbraith airstrip.\u00a0 A couple of fires at the campground soon went out.\u00a0 In darkness, aided only by the flashlight, what SPHP expected to be an easy downhill march proved to be confusing, rumpled terrain.\u00a0 Weary and ready for it all to end, Lupe soldiered on over one unanticipated minor hill after another.<\/p>\n

Finally did end, though.\u00a0 Suddenly the campground access road was just ahead.\u00a0 Upon reaching it, a painful, hobbling success was assured.<\/p>\n

8-31-22, 1:11 AM, Galbraith Lake campground<\/em> – Exhausted, Lupe leapt up onto her pink blanket in the RAV4.\u00a0 Too tired to eat, she was out like a light, happily on her way to Dingo Dreamland where it really is possible to roam toward that unspoiled, ever-beckoning Arctic horizon forever.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Months later, SPHP checked online maps and discovered that Peak 5050 is not in Gates of the Arctic National Park, and did not deserve the proposed name of Gates of the Arctic NE Peak (5,050 ft.).\u00a0 However, Peak 5176<\/span><\/strong> less than a mile SSW is right on the boundary of Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.\u00a0 As the highest mountain along or within the boundary in that region, it would merit the name Gates of the Arctic NE Peak.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gates of the Arctic NE Peak<\/strong> (5,176 ft.)<\/strong><\/span> (L) from Peak 5050<\/strong>. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On Peak 5050<\/strong>, Brooks Range, Alaska 8-30-22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Next Adventure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lupe’s Peak 5050 GPS Track (Return)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve Map<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lake Benchmark Mountain, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-19-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Slope Mountain & Highlights of the Dalton Highway Revisited, Alaska (8-22-17 & 8-23-17)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Imnavait Mountain, North Slope, Alaska (8-22-22)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

BLM Dalton Highway Visitor Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Part 2 of Day 32 of Lupe’s 2nd Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Canada & Alaska! 2:37 PM, 51\u00baF, West Galbraith Peak (4,560 ft.) – Alrighty, Loop!\u00a0 Sad, but true, summit hour is over.\u00a0 Ready to move on? I was enjoying just hanging out up here, SPHP, but I suppose we better get going … Continue reading Peak 5050, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-30-22)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47134,"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":[1585],"tags":[704,105,723,106,104,1638,1637],"class_list":["post-47145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1585","tag-alaska","tag-american-dingo","tag-brooks-range","tag-carolina-dog","tag-lupe","tag-peak-5050","tag-west-galbraith-peak"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0150-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\/47145","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=47145"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49372,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47145\/revisions\/49372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}