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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 9:37 pm 
Seeing as I had been forsaken by Sadie's Driver, Trail Pair and Opus for the Olympics bawl.gif , I decided to check out one of my favorite areas in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. wub.gif . What a fabulous gorgeous weekend for soaking up the beauty of the wilderness. And there were no bugs-unbelievable. smile.gif . The bad dogs and I got a fairly late start from Trinity (11:30) but in spite of hiking in the heat of the day, a moderately strong breeze kept us cool. There was no snow getting up to Buck Creek Pass with the exception of a couple of small traverses just before you get to the pass. I had planned to go up Flower Dome that evening and Helmet Butte the following morning. After setting up camp, we wandered off to Flower Dome. The trail up to Flower Dome was 50% snow on and off. It would have been superb camping up there since there were plenty of bare spots to set up a tent and also plenty of snow and its melt for water.
Helmet Butte from Buck Creek Pass trail
Helmet Butte from Buck Creek Pass trail
Towards High Pass from Flower Dome
Towards High Pass from Flower Dome
Middle Ride from Flower Dome
Middle Ride from Flower Dome
West from Flower Dome
West from Flower Dome
Small Bad Dog and Big Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Small Bad Dog and Big Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Old Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Old Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Small Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Small Bad Dog on Flower Dome
Miners Ridge from Flower Dome
Miners Ridge from Flower Dome
Returning to Buck Creek Pass from Flower Dome
Returning to Buck Creek Pass from Flower Dome
My favorite time of the day is when the evening sunlight casts a soft golden glow on everything, including on the tired bad dogs.
Evening light on Bad Dogs
Evening light on Bad Dogs
Old Bad Dog
Old Bad Dog
Old Bad Dog
Old Bad Dog
Small Bad Dog
Small Bad Dog
Glacier Peak from camp
Glacier Peak from camp
The next morning I headed straight up from camp to Helmet Butte. The meadows get steeper and steeper as you head up and I found myself wishing I had the company of Trail Pair and Sadie's Driver 'cos I am a chicken. chicken.gif It didn't help when 20 feet from the summit I ran across the carcass of a deer, ribcage and all. eek.gif
Glacier Peak from Helmet Butte
Glacier Peak from Helmet Butte
High Pass trail from Helmet Butte
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High Pass trail from Helmet Butte
Fortress from Helmet Butte
Fortress from Helmet Butte
Great to be back in the real wilderness at last!!

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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 9:50 pm 
Glad you made it out there! Glacier Peak looks as fantastic as I remember from the pass. I love the glowing dog photos too. All the bad-dog photos I have they're standing on snow!

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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 9:53 pm 
Nice Joanna, and with photos too! cool.gif

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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 9:53 pm 
Very nice trip J. Would you please estimate the mileage and gain for me? biggrin.gif

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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 9:55 pm 
Wow, that's some nice eye candy!

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PostSun Jul 13, 2008 10:08 pm 
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Whitedog, those sequences of small, big, and old white wolves are beautiful and funny but please stop calling them bad: it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. That's a long trek: very impressed with Emma. tdd

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 6:38 am 
It is prettier up there with the snow patches. Camping on Flower Dome is a great idea.

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 7:11 am 
GeoTom: Your comment on my posts being worthless without pics was THE motivation for me to bring a camera with me. lol.gif However it almost pooped out on me at the top of Helmet Butte and I had to warm the batteries to eek out a couple of shots from the top to prove I'd been there. biggrin.gif Magellan: I think the total elevation for the weekend was about 5000' and 24 miles. I have to be careful to not ask too much of the oldest dog, Emma, who is 13. Opus: Perhaps you'll be tempted by North Star (next to Cloudy), my next adventure? Trail Pair: I never tire of looking at Glacier Peak. smile.gif

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 7:12 am 
Hmm, that doesnt look like a bad dog? Nice pics. up.gif

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 1:57 pm 
Nice pics, can you take a bad picture in backcountry like that ?, good beta to. up.gif

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 2:00 pm 
Bravo! (or brava?) Looks like the really spectacular spots are finally melting out. Man I love that area, I want to be there right NOW.

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 2:14 pm 
Foist: I am going to try and get over to Cloudy Pass via Spider Gap next weekend and will have more beta for that area. Maybe get to summit North Star if all agoes well. smile.gif

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 2:33 pm 
Bad Dog wrote:
It didn't help when 20 feet from the summit I ran across the carcass of a deer, ribcage and all. eek.gif
Fab report and great pics!!! Sorry I missed it - Gus would have loved the snow! BUT, how did you keep the herd OUT OF THE CARCASS!!! ??? Eau de dead deer has to be a preferred scent among the b.d.'s lol.gif agree.gif rolleyes.gif s.d.

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 9:22 pm 
Interesting to see it up there earlier in the summer. I've only been there later. I like the dogs glowing in the evening light.

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PostMon Jul 14, 2008 9:41 pm 
Re: dogs
twodogdad wrote:
Whitedog, those sequences of small, big, and old white wolves are beautiful and funny but please stop calling them bad: it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. That's a long trek: very impressed with Emma. tdd
That's so true. There are bad dogs, and then there are poodles...
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Poodle revolutionizes medical science

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