Alpine Scramble - Navaho & Freedom Peaks

some snow patches on route, all avoidable. we optimized ridge time.
quick and dirty route info: hiked stafford creek trail, leaving trail at ~4000' and ascending to the ridge via a sw rib was basically brush free. great travel on the ridge to freedom and navaho. then back on the ridge to the navaho/freedom saddle and descended easy terrain back to the trail.

used some ideas from a ragman nwhikers t/r combined with what i learned from multiple trips = winning formula.
some nice people with made the trip all the more enjoyable, not withstanding the rain on the way out
:>)

10.54mi 4661' gain
4:12 car to freedom summit
0:18 summit stay
1:34 freedom summit to navaho summit
0:30 summit stay
2:36 navaho summit to car
9:11 car to car

equipment:
equipment brought, but not used: ice axe