Map of our route: https://caltopo.com/m/4TJQT
DAY 1
Red Mountain. Three days later we came over the pass just to the left of Red Mountain. |
Almost to the Kendall Catwalk |
Looking back across the Kendall Catwalk |
Red Mountain from a different angle |
Mt. Stuart in the haze |
Gravel Lake |
Alaska Lake |
Joe Lake |
Gold Creek drainage |
A deer on the horizon |
Sunlit rocks on Huckleberry Mountain |
Burnt Boot Peak just left of center |
Last views of the day |
Joe Lake |
Mt. Rainier on the horizon |
We saw three mountain goats here, but there's only one in the picture |
Mt. Rainier |
Rock marmot in the center of the picture |
One of the Park Lakes |
The start of the use-trail to Glacier Lake |
Spectacle Lake |
Glacier Lake |
Glacier Lake |
Rock marmot |
Making our way along the use trail toward Chikamin Lake from Glacier Lake |
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. |
Glacier Lake with the Three Queens in the background |
Mt. Stuart |
The Three Queens |
Glacier Lake |
Back on the PCT. Our leisurely hike by Glacier Lake took 4 hours and would catch up with us in the next couple days. |
A bear in the huckleberry fields |
Spectacle Lake |
Chikamin Peak ad Lemah Mountain |
Fireweed. Aptly named as it appears to be one of the first plants back after a burn. |
DAY 3
Clouds on the mountains to begin the day |
The bottom of the first of two long climbs for the day |
Great views from the top of the first climb. We are a little ways below Escondido Point. |
Mt. Stuart on the horizon |
A snow tunnel. It was around here we realized we needed to get moving. |
Descending toward Waptus Lake |
Waptus Lake |
Waptus Lake |
No longer on the PCT. Climbing up toward Lake Ivanhoe. |
Lake Ivanhoe |
Lake Ivanhoe |
The backside of Dutch Miller pass |
Chanterelles |
DAY 4
Low clouds to begin the final day |
We hike about half a mile on this old gravel road before turning back onto the trail. |
The bridge near Goldmyer Hotsprings |
Climbing up the Old Cascade Crest Trail |
Almost up the final climb of the trip |
Looking back down the final switchbacks |
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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