Sunday, September 1, 2019

Clark Mountain 8607', Glacier Peak Wilderness

"That basin looks really nice, we can probably descend that way and take the ridge..."

Two years ago on Labor Day weekend I mapped an adventurous route to Gamma Peak that Sir Hikes and I completed, mostly unscathed. While that was not the initial plan for our trip to Clark Mountain yesterday, Sir Hikes suggested an alternate descent route and I agreed...because...adventure? We ended up following various game trails for almost 4,000', sneaking through cliff bands, sliding on duff, and jungle-gyming a healthy amount of brush, vine maple, and slide alder. But it went!

Just over 20 miles, 7300' gain

Reaching Boulder Basin, Clark's SE peaks

On the shepherd's trail

Nice buck heading over the ridge

Clark from the notch at 7200', looking west

Goats are crazy; white dot center-center

North to Luahna, Tenpeak, Dakobed Range and Glacier

Looking back at the route up Clark, and down to White River

Heart of the Glacier Peak Wilderness


About to drop 6,000' to the White River

Down basin, left at the trees, snake the cliff bands, down the treed ridge...

Looking back up at the upper basin

Getting "close"

Only a half mile of wet brush left to reach the trail
Few Sir Hikes photos: