YukonMontanaTannerTrapper
Explorer
The following morning we drove to the trailhead and prepared to head up the mountain. Unfortunately I couldn't take Yukon along.....she's just too old and she's having issues with her hips, and this climb would have been too strenuous on her body. I got Yukon almost exactly 10 years ago when I was in Montana, on a trip to Alaska. She's been nothing less than a phenomenal dog and best friend, always up for that next adventure. Getting old just plain sucks.....I hate it.....
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So Tanner and I headed up the mountain. Not far from the start we ran into a herd of mountain goats.....
![20180606_081330-1600x1200.jpg 20180606_081330-1600x1200.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356394-600dd3600797e6b79e6264e52d211b13.jpg)
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Of course the views were the best ever.....
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I think it was Tanner's first time in the snow.....
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For a pup, actually for any dog, he did great scrambling through the rockfall.....
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The weather was perfect that day and we made the summit.....certainly didn't set any time records. Unfortunately there's actually a road that goes almost to this summit, so it was a bit crowded on top. I saw only a few people on the trail as most people prefer to drive.....
![Screenshot_20180607-153749_Gallery-1600x778.jpg Screenshot_20180607-153749_Gallery-1600x778.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356401-b4a88b46503b7b259767444021d26ff6.jpg)
It was a great day. We stayed a second night up high acclimatizing for the next anticipated summit.....
![Screenshot_20180604-105945_Gmail-1600x778.jpg Screenshot_20180604-105945_Gmail-1600x778.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356392-b83228872d627a4ecebe8c7679f74db1.jpg)
![Screenshot_20180604-105959_Gmail-1600x778.jpg Screenshot_20180604-105959_Gmail-1600x778.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356393-4c5fc2ac1e880ab55d4665d2a2e08e93.jpg)
So Tanner and I headed up the mountain. Not far from the start we ran into a herd of mountain goats.....
![20180606_081330-1600x1200.jpg 20180606_081330-1600x1200.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356394-600dd3600797e6b79e6264e52d211b13.jpg)
![20180606_081122-1600x1200.jpg 20180606_081122-1600x1200.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356396-8f21577fda2e5551b71d8c7235e492b0.jpg)
Of course the views were the best ever.....
![20180606_081735-1200x1600.jpg 20180606_081735-1200x1600.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356403-f86dad271ca31fedb03d35a0c3bf3dff.jpg)
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I think it was Tanner's first time in the snow.....
![20180606_120547-1600x1200.jpg 20180606_120547-1600x1200.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356399-4492b91fd370e3338361a62a51cd060f.jpg)
For a pup, actually for any dog, he did great scrambling through the rockfall.....
![20180606_100202-1200x1600.jpg 20180606_100202-1200x1600.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356400-77ae49b5c1c3f0f9ecf1db7532709f47.jpg)
The weather was perfect that day and we made the summit.....certainly didn't set any time records. Unfortunately there's actually a road that goes almost to this summit, so it was a bit crowded on top. I saw only a few people on the trail as most people prefer to drive.....
![Screenshot_20180607-153749_Gallery-1600x778.jpg Screenshot_20180607-153749_Gallery-1600x778.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/356/356401-b4a88b46503b7b259767444021d26ff6.jpg)
It was a great day. We stayed a second night up high acclimatizing for the next anticipated summit.....
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