Paul and I had been planning for quite some time to run loop one at Plain this weekend, but the fires had other plans...bummer. Probably means we'll only get to run one loop, instead of both, before September.
Plan B: North Cascades 100km out-and-back on the PCT from between Rainy and Harts passes. We had cloudy, cool and rainy weather all day, so we didn't get
the amazing views you can on this section of the PCT, but the North Cascades still never disappoint.
We had solid rain for most of the second half so I ended up putting my camera away, but there were a few mountain glimpses in the early evening as we came back over Cutthroat Pass.
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| Heading up toward Cutthroat Pass, center left |
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| Corteo Peak, to the south |
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| Cutthroat Pass |
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| Hinkhouse Peak, Cutthroat Lake, ridge to Cutthroat |
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| One steep traverse between Cutthroat and Granite passes |
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| Top of the switchbacks above Granite Pass, looking east, which appeared to have better weather all day |
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| Above Granite Pass; Swamp Creek drainage with Tower and Golden Horn in the clouds |
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| W. Fork Methow valley |
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| Looking down Brush Creek |
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| Marmot in Brush Creek |
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| Switchbacks above Glacier Pass, leading to Grasshopper Pass |
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| Grasshopper Pass, center, below Tatie Peak |
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| Contouring below Tatie Peak |
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| Harts Pass |
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| Flowers near Harts Pass |
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| Water source below Tatie Peak |
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| Mid July in the North Cascades |
Nice pics. Me like.
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