Map of our route: https://caltopo.com/m/4TJQT
DAY 1
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| Red Mountain. Three days later we came over the pass just to the left of Red Mountain. |
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| Almost to the Kendall Catwalk |
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| Looking back across the Kendall Catwalk |
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| Red Mountain from a different angle |
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| Mt. Stuart in the haze |
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| Gravel Lake |
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| Alaska Lake |
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| Joe Lake |
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| Gold Creek drainage |
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| A deer on the horizon |
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| Sunlit rocks on Huckleberry Mountain |
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| Burnt Boot Peak just left of center |
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| Last views of the day |
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| Joe Lake |
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| Mt. Rainier on the horizon |
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| We saw three mountain goats here, but there's only one in the picture |
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| Mt. Rainier |
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| Rock marmot in the center of the picture |
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| One of the Park Lakes |
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| The start of the use-trail to Glacier Lake |
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| Spectacle Lake |
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| Glacier Lake |
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| Glacier Lake |
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| Rock marmot |
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| Making our way along the use trail toward Chikamin Lake from Glacier Lake |
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| Not Chikamin Lake. We hiked up to this tairn by accident as we didn't realize we needed to cross over to the next drainage to get to Chikamin Lake. |
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| Glacier Lake with the Three Queens in the background |
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| Mt. Stuart |
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| The Three Queens |
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| Glacier Lake |
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| Back on the PCT. Our leisurely hike by Glacier Lake took 4 hours and would catch up with us in the next couple days. |
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| A bear in the huckleberry fields |
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| Spectacle Lake |
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| Chikamin Peak ad Lemah Mountain |
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| Fireweed. Aptly named as it appears to be one of the first plants back after a burn. |
DAY 3
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| Clouds on the mountains to begin the day |
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| The bottom of the first of two long climbs for the day |
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| Great views from the top of the first climb. We are a little ways below Escondido Point. |
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| Mt. Stuart on the horizon |
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| A snow tunnel. It was around here we realized we needed to get moving. |
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| Descending toward Waptus Lake |
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| Waptus Lake |
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| Waptus Lake |
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| No longer on the PCT. Climbing up toward Lake Ivanhoe. |
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| Lake Ivanhoe |
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| Lake Ivanhoe |
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| The backside of Dutch Miller pass |
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| Chanterelles |
DAY 4
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| Low clouds to begin the final day |
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| We hike about half a mile on this old gravel road before turning back onto the trail. |
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| The bridge near Goldmyer Hotsprings |
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| Climbing up the Old Cascade Crest Trail |
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| Almost up the final climb of the trip |
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| Looking back down the final switchbacks |
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| Mt. Rainier |
Cool you saw a bear!
ReplyDeleteYeah, its was pretty cool. I see about 1-2 bears per year so that might have been my yearly allotment. Good thing I had my camera this time!
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