Ben hadn't yet seen the eastern Pasayten, so we did parts of the classic Chewuch-Boundary Trail loop, but included nine summits along the way and quite a bit of cross-country travel.
65 miles, 19k' gain |
Chewuch River beaver |
Rubber Boa |
Not the usual Wilderness sign |
Windy Creek trail to Windy Peak |
Pano from Windy Peak |
Horseshoe Mountain summit, with Arnold and Armstrong next; Ben's photo |
Border monuments 103 and 104 are on Armstrong |
Mother Ptarmigan distracting us from the chicks |
Armstrong Creek valley, Canada |
Descending Armstrong, Haig in center up next |
Loudon Lake and the western edge of Horseshoe Basin |
Weather rolling in |
Bauerman Ridge hail storm; Ben's photo |
Bauerman Ridge hail storm; Ben's photo |
Apex Mountain from Tungsten Mine |
Pano from Wolframite Mountain summit |
Ben on Wolframite's summit |
Remmel Mountain from the summit of Apex Mountain |
Western Pasayten and the North Cascades from Apex |
Looking at our cross country route south of Apex, down to the Chewuch |
Four Point Creek basin on the Remmel/Coleman Ridge trail |
The signs survive |
Nice bedrock area on Andrews Creek |