#9 NEW MEXICO  Wheeler Peak  13,161 ft.

 

Summit Team:  Andy & Annie Means

Andy & Lara Patterson

 

August 5, 2003

 

Annie, Andy, Lara, and Andy at Williams Lake 10,040 ft.

 

Andy & Annie stand on the summit.

 

The gang poses with the summit marker at 13,161 ft.

 

Lara and Buzz enjoy the view on top of New Mexico.

 

Fireman Buzz models the Sherman Fire Department t-shirt

and cap on top of Wheeler Peak.

 

The official USDI survey marker at 13,161 ft.

 

It took us three attempts to make the summit of Wheeler.  The first time, all forests were closed due to fires burning throughout the western states.  The second time, we were forced to turn back at 13,000 ft. by lightning, hail, and freezing rain.  Our third attempt was a success.

 

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