[peppersteak'n'ale]

While a friend of mine was waiting for his wife and kids to make it home from Ireland Sunday night, it was decided that a weekend at his cabin in Glacier and a hike to somewhere neither of us had been would better help him pass the time. Knowing that route 542 would be closed on Sunday morning for a bike race, we went up to the Hannegan Pass trailhead on Saturday morning. The hike to the pass went quickly with views of Ruth and Hannegan Peaks enticing us to go further. Uninspired by the views at Hannegan Pass and with plenty of time left in the day, we proceeded up to Hannegan Peak to be rewarded by ever increasing views on the way to the summit. On our way out, we encountered numerous hikers and a very full parking lot at the Hannegan trailhead. With hunger setting in, burgers and beers at Graham’s capped off the hike Stopped by the Crossroads Grocery in Maple falls Sunday @noon to say hi to Jen and Dave, but Jen was off hiking and Dave hadn’t shown up yet. While there, I picked up some “Kill Ugly Radio” ale to try later in the week Pics:

Hannegan Summitscape

Mt. Shuksan

Mt. Baker

Ruth Mtn.

Goat Mtn.

[jenjen]