Long solo day in the North Cascades exploring some trails I hadn't yet been on.
There are a few brushy areas along the PCT, but otherwise it's received a lot of early-season maintenance. McGregor Mountain trail also is in great shape, with very little brush and fewer than five blowdowns, which all are easy step-overs. You can scramble for water lower down, but the trail does hit the creek gully at 5525'. There is a snowed-in crossing of the gully at 5800'.
Stehekin River valley and lower Bridge Creek already are very hot in the early afternoon (at least upper 80s).
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| Columbine |
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| Brush along the PCT; trail is straight ahead |
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| Tiger Lily |
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| Indian Paintbrush and Lupine |
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| Great suspension bridge over Maple Creek (eight miles south of Highway 20) |
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| From 3700' on McGregor; Tolo, Seven Sisters, Junction, Heather and Sisi ridges (zoom of Agnes below) |
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| Looking up toward the summit of McGregor, center-left; I could actually see the radio repeater from here |
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| The avalanche gully at 5800' |
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| Pano looking SW from 5800' on McGregor |
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| Agnes (left), in front of Gunsight and the large Chikamin Glacier of Sinister and Dome, both in the clouds |
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| Park Creek Ridge (l) and the glaciers of Buckner, in the clouds |
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| Bowan Mountain and Pass, on my return in the afternoon |
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