Folks: I'll be climbing Hood the wknd of June 10th (coincidentally, the annual State Highpointers convention is at Timberline lodge at the foot of Hood that wknd)

Jow wrote:I keep a scrap book of my highpoint trips and yea my Ebright Azimuth highpoint page highlight is probably a picture of me eating crabs at O'Brycki's.

As I recall, I was wearing a tie when I visited Ebright Azimuth. Don't be deceived though. It's a dangerous highpoint, for sure. You really have to watch for traffic in both directions on that road.

I've done all of the western highpoints except for Denali and Granite. Anyone want to bust them out?

Highpoint Trivia

How many US state highpoints are located within a national park? Can you name them?

Delaware's was particularly tough.. I even brought my ice axe & helmet

That is tricky. Several state parks I can think of but the only National Parks coming to mind is Denali and Cling man's Dome

Denali National Park and Preserve Mount McKinley 20,320 Alaska
Sequoia National Park Mount Whitney 14,495 California
Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier 14,411 Washington
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Mauna Loa 13,679 Hawaii
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Peak 8749 Texas
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Clingmans Dome 6643 Tennessee

DK wrote:Denali National Park and Preserve Mount McKinley 20,320 Alaska
Sequoia National Park Mount Whitney 14,495 California
Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier 14,411 Washington
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Mauna Loa 13,679 Hawaii
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Peak 8749 Texas
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Clingmans Dome 6643 Tennessee

Very good! You got 5 right. Mauna Kea is the HP for Hawaii, not Mauna Loa. Maunka Kea is a state park, not a NP.

My 15 mins of fame, from today's local paper...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120302/news/703029826/

Great write up George congrats. Will you be retiring from this thread after all these years?

Thanks - I'll check this thread from time to time, as I have been.

Nice article George, glad to see you got some acknowledgment for your huge accomplishment!

Alpinist wrote:My 15 mins of fame, from today's local paper...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120302/news/703029826/

What a great accomplishment! Congrats George!

Alpinist wrote:My 15 mins of fame, from today's local paper...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120302/news/703029826/

Congratulations George. I wish my wife and I could have worked out a way to join you in Hawaii. Any plans to attend the Highpointers Konvention in Oregon this summer? We will be spending a week out there climbing and mingling with other Highpointers.

Holsti97 wrote:

Alpinist wrote:My 15 mins of fame, from today's local paper...

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120302/news/703029826/

Congratulations George. I wish my wife and I could have worked out a way to join you in Hawaii. Any plans to attend the Highpointers Konvention in Oregon this summer? We will be spending a week out there climbing and mingling with other Highpointers.

I'll be there as well.. how will we recognize SP folks?