Father’s Day 2025
June 15, 2025
Mount Sherman - 14,043'
Hazel, Laura and I celebrated an early Father’s Day in 11 mile Canyon by climbing the three pitch 5.5 route called the Staircase on Arch Rock. Hazel did absolutely amazing and climbed almost every move on her own.
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| Hazel took off climbing before I could even get my shoes on |
It’s fun watching her progress into a good climber belaying both her and Laura from above to watch them climb together.
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| Hazel is a helper and wanted to coil the rope by herself |
After a quick dip in the river, we barbecued for dinner and then Hazel and I fished off of some of the same rocks that my dad and I used to fish off when I was Hazel‘s age.
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| Justin went for a quick swim |
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| Justin open some Father's Day gifts |
We caught two fish and had an excellent day. I wish my dad could’ve been there. He would’ve loved it!
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| Hazel and Justin went fishing |
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| Hazel and Justin tried a few different fishing spots |
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| They finally caught a fish |
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| We caught some worms too |
After a day of rest at home, we got an early start and headed for Mount Sherman at 6 AM on Sunday, Father’s Day. We parked at almost 12,000 feet on the road to the trailhead and were walking at 8 AM.
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| Starting our hike at the closed gate on Mount Sherman |
The day was beautiful and the sun was shining. Hazel was excited to be out hiking with her parents. After hiking about a mile at the trail, we encountered a slope of snow with steps kicked in, but Hazel marched right up.
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| Hazel loved climbing the snow |
She had a blast climbing the snow and wanted to do more of it. Maybe it’s time for crampons and an ice ax?
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| Hazel hiking high on Mount Sherman |
We continued on steadily making occasional stops for food or Kit Kats and Hazel marched right up to the top of the 14,000 foot Summit without any complaint.
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| Hazel on the final summit ridge of Mount Sherman |
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| Hazel and Mom on the summit of Mount Sherman |
She said she had a lot of fun and wanted to go back again next weekend.
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| Hazel and Justin running down the snow fields |
On the way down we glissaded down some snow slopes, explored some old mining areas and were back at the trailhead with a round-trip time of 5 1/2 hours. It was great to get out and hike on mountains with Hazel for Father’s Day and I’m proud of her for summitting her second 14er!
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| Hazel found a cool chair to take a rest at |
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| Justin skiing down the snow slope in his hiking shoes |
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| Hazel and Justin at some old tracks used for mining |
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| Hazel and Justin exploring the mining ruins |
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