Mount Sterling via Baxter Creek Trail / 2-19-2006

12.4 miles and 4100 feet of ascents as per the hike database

12.0 miles and 3963 feet of ascents as per my GPS

Chip, Michael, John, Kent and Me

PDF tracks of hike - mt_sterling1.pdf

PDF tracks of hike - mt_sterling2.pdf

PDF tracks of hike - mt_sterling3.pdf

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Gathering up and ready to start - Kent, Michael, Chip and Mark

Kent, Michael, Chip and John

John

Kent

Kent, John, Michael, and up front is Chip

Closest to the left is Mark with Kent to the right, farthest left is Michael then Chip to the right

Mark, Kent and then Michael's back

John and Kent

Kent and Mark

John and Kent

Mark and Chip

Critter tracks

Kent is back there

John

From the Mount Sterling Tower - temps around 30F

From the Mount Sterling Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

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From the Mount Sterling Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

Camp spot at base of Tower taken from the top of the Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

From the Mount Sterling Tower

Tower with Kent on the steps, Michael, Chip and Mark

Chip and Mark

Ken on tower steps, Michael

Chip and John

Closest is Michael then Chip and John

Kent on tower steps

Kent on tower steps

Kent on tower steps

Picture of tower from directly below looking up - what a blue sky!

Michael, Chip and John

Michael, John, Kent, Chip

Michael, John, Kent, Chip

Closest is Kent then left-to-right is Chip, Michael, and Mark

John

Chip, John, Michael, Kent

From the bridge towards the river at the Big Creek Campground

Mark