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11-12-21, Frazier Mountain W6/CC-003

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11-6-21, Marys Peak W7O/CC-001

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  I was on a business trip to Oregon and decided to stay the weekend.  There was a summit about an hour away from the hotel.  It was the highest point in Oregon at a little over 4,000 feet, although small by California standards. This was a cold and windy day, and it was lightly snowing, so I didn't really take any photos.  I took the above photo off Google images, because you could not see the mountain through the clouds at all. This is a drive up except the last mile, which is an easy hike with about 350 feet of elevation gain to the summit proper.  I got to the parking lot about 7AM, but it was too dark and windy to start the hike.  I feel asleep in the car until about 8:30, then waited another half hour or so for the wind to die down a little.  I got out of the car to check out the use fee, which was $5, and all the payment envelopes were wet so the slot to put them in was blocked.  After I spent a couple of minutes trying to stuff the payment...