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September 26th 2020
Published: October 21st 2020
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In late September, Anne and I traveled to Washington state to do a bit of hiking in the North Cascades as well as the Mt Rainier NP areas. It had been over 9 months since out last trip so we were beginning to get a bit of cabin fever and were more than ready to travel. We had heard that airports were not crowded and that Delta was doing a superior job of managing the cleanliness of its flights as ... Read Full Entry



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Anne & Lee
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Anne and I started our hiking trips back in 2001 and have managed to get two or three trips in each year since. Most of the trips were part of our quest to hike in all of the US National Parks, a quest we completed in 2015 with our trip to Alaska and the Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley parks. At that time there were 59 parks. Since 2015 we have revisited some of our favorite areas and those have been blogged as well. Additionally, along the way we’ve taken a couple of trips to Canada where we hiked in most, if not all, of the Canadian National Parks in the Rocky Mountains. And then ... full info
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High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
Climbing on one of the switchbacks to Highrock Lookout
High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
That is the lookour cabin at the summit.
High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
Wildlife on the ridge of High Rock.
High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock LookoutHigh Rock Lookout
High Rock Lookout
Anne climbing up to the lookkout.
On High Rock LookoutOn High Rock Lookout
On High Rock Lookout
The guy with the bulldog.
High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
That's Anne on the edge of the ridge, Sheer drop off of around 600 feet to the right of where she is..
Shrouded Mt Rainier from High Rock LookoutShrouded Mt Rainier from High Rock Lookout
Shrouded Mt Rainier from High Rock Lookout
All you can see is thebase of Mt. Rainier. The upper portion and the summit is hidden by the smoke from CA fires.
High Rock Lookout TrailHigh Rock Lookout Trail
High Rock Lookout Trail
The lookout from lower on the trail.
Mt Rainier Mt Rainier
Mt Rainier
From the Rampart Ridge Trail.
Rampart Ridge TrailRampart Ridge Trail
Rampart Ridge Trail
Color along the trail.
Mt. RainierMt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier
From the Rampart Ridge Trail.
Skyline TrailSkyline Trail
Skyline Trail
From near the start of the Skyline trail, Mt. Rainier with a bit of color in the forground.
Along the Skyine TrailAlong the Skyine Trail
Along the Skyine Trail
Mt. RainierMt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier
From the Skyline Trail, this picture probably comes closest of any we took to show the masiveness of the mountain, and still doesn't do it justice.
The Privy along the Skyline TralThe Privy along the Skyline Tral
The Privy along the Skyline Tral
At Panorama Point.
The Skyline TrailThe Skyline Trail
The Skyline Trail
Mountain GoatMountain Goat
Mountain Goat
That white spot in the middle of the picture is a goat. There was a second one right next to the snowfield but he blends in too well to be seen.
The Skyline TrailThe Skyline Trail
The Skyline Trail
Looking southwest the view is hampered by the smoke from fires in California.
Skyline TrailSkyline Trail
Skyline Trail
Near the end of the trail.
Skyline TrailSkyline Trail
Skyline Trail
Color along the lower portion of the trail.



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