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kyle d
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kyle d
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 Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:45 pm |
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I made a quick jaunt up the Buck Creek trail to the pass and a little beyond earlier today. The trial was in good shape and the flowers are out in force. Near the pass seems to be a very nice area, with lots of subalpine meadows to explore
Here are a few pictures to go along with this very short trip report.
 153  159  162  194  199  217  240  278  Meadows on the way to High Pass  Hummingbird  Vivid Paintbrush in subalpine meadows on the way to High Pass in the Glacier Peak wilderness. Glacier Peak is the backdrop.  Paintbrush and other subalpine flowers add color to a meadow with Glacier Peak dominating the skyline.  Wildflower meadows above Buck Creek Pass in the Glacier Peak Wilderness  Paintbrush and other wildflowers from the High Pass trail with Glacier Peak in the background  Paintbursh and Peaks on the trail to High Pass  The trial to High Pass looking back at Helmet Butte and Fortress mountain  Marmot
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bobbi
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:51 pm |
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great photos! your flower photos look like 3D! love the old man whiskers 
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"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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Bloated Chipmunk
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David¹
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David¹
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:33 pm |
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These pics scream backpack...
... I need to start packing ...
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kyle d
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kyle d
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:07 am |
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Thanks everybody.
Other than the heavy dew it was pretty much as perfect a day as one could ask for.
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marta
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marta
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:05 am |
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Great flower shots. It looks like a gorgeous day. I love that trail.
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wildernessed
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That's a great trip kyle, wish you could have done it with us. 
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wamtngal
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wamtngal
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:28 am |
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Great hummingbird shot! Love the others too.
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Ruby55
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Ruby55
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:00 am |
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Thanks for the info on Buck Creek Pass - my two partners & I are planning a trip there in August and were wondering about the trail. We plan to take a few days and do side trips. How are the camp sites about 5 miles in?
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Dani
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:28 pm |
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Wow oustanding!
I am headed there next week! We plan on doing a loop around with some side trips as well such as image lake. I have never been so it should be a real treat!
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Bad Dog
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:56 pm |
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This is definitely one the best places in the Cascades. Thanks for the pics-I can't wait to get back out there again!
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Bad Dog
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:03 pm |
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I forgot to ask-did you take these pics from the trail to High Pass? If so, did you see if the trail up to High Pass is free of snow. I'd like to get up to Traid Lake.
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Tom
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Tom
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:48 pm |
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I'd be surprised if Triad Lake wasn't still buried under snow. As far as Buck Creek Pass being one the best places in the Cascades, I'll beg to differ. It can be photogenic (as demonstrated by this TR, nice pics!) but it really pales in comparison to the rest of the area. Just my opinion based on a 5 day loop I did a few years ago (in Spider / out Buck). I was really disappointecd by the limited views at the "Pass", not to mention I found it quite horsey. I see Buck Creek as more a necessary evil if one wants the most direct way to High Pass. I really wish I had come out Napeequa instead of turning around at High Pass and coming out #uck Creek (which I have another name for).
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SlowWalker
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Dang, why don't my pictures ever look that good?!
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wildernessed
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| Bad Dog wrote: | | I forgot to ask-did you take these pics from the trail to High Pass? If so, did you see if the trail up to High Pass is free of snow. I'd like to get up to Traid Lake. |
It looked buried from Fortress. Buck Creek Pass, Flower Dome, Liberty Cap, and Helmet Butte were snow free. THe area is sweet, the views from Fortress were good Tom. 
 Chiwawa - Napeequa Ridge - Valley  Looking back from Pass No Pass
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