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iron
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PostWed Oct 20, 2010 9:24 pm 
another swell october outing. it's rough when it's 60 degrees, sunny, and with a slight breeze...
mossy carpet
mossy carpet
great trail through the start of the hike
great trail through the start of the hike
silent creek
silent creek
hollywood and pickets
hollywood and pickets
all three thornton lakes
all three thornton lakes
lichen and picket-ty overlookers
lichen and picket-ty overlookers
pond on the ridge
pond on the ridge
stylin'
stylin'
le pond
le pond
trees 'n lake
trees 'n lake
berries 'n lake
berries 'n lake
gorgeous, grippy rock
gorgeous, grippy rock
doing a dance on the summit
doing a dance on the summit
high five for the pickets
high five for the pickets
veiny
veiny
smoke from slash burn near marblemount
smoke from slash burn near marblemount
looking over goodell creek valley
looking over goodell creek valley
ridge leading to snowfield group from pyramid lake
ridge leading to snowfield group from pyramid lake
perfectly alpine
perfectly alpine
tree and lower thornton lake
tree and lower thornton lake
hollywood needs to cut back on the smoking
hollywood needs to cut back on the smoking
trail on ridge
trail on ridge
endless views
endless views
blueberry leaves
blueberry leaves
thornton and triumph
thornton and triumph
newhalem
newhalem
fall colors!
fall colors!
perfecto
perfecto
gorgeous
gorgeous
rugged terrain around the lake
rugged terrain around the lake
branchy
branchy
snowfield and cascade river area peaks
snowfield and cascade river area peaks
thornton, triumph, despair, pickets
thornton, triumph, despair, pickets
lower thornton lake
lower thornton lake
it was pretty cool to see the route from earlier this year up thornton peak! awesome mossy forest. a road walk that's actually enjoyable. fall colors. tremendous scenic alpine views. lakes. what's not to love about this place?

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PostThu Oct 21, 2010 8:23 am 
Good job! Nice photos!

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PostSun Oct 24, 2010 10:33 am 
trappers pk 10-20-2010
iron on the summit of trappers peak- l-r:thorton lakes, thorton pk, triumph and the pickets
iron on the summit of trappers peak- l-r:thorton lakes, thorton pk, triumph and the pickets
iron and i were looking for something that did not require an early start on a short fall day. i was looking for something that would not hit snow up high on a north slope and would have great views. we drove highway 20 to a little past milepost 117 and turned left up the signed thorton lakes trail road. a family car could have have made it up, but it would not have been happy. we followed the main road to the small parking area where the road ends. there was a sign at the trailhead that talked of them decommissioning part of the road.
iron ascending trappers peak with upper thorton lake and thorton peak in the background
iron ascending trappers peak with upper thorton lake and thorton peak in the background
the thorton lakes trail heads out on the old road bed which makes for rather soft pleasant hiking for quite a ways. we found water every few minutes all the way to the signed junction where the excellent trail splits to go either to trappers peak or continue on to thorton lakes. although it is said to be a scramble, there is a trail all the way to trappers peak. there are a couple of unexposed class 2 sections of the trail, but nothing that caused a second thought. the ridge walk is excellent, views everywhere. it is the type of ridge you don't want to end. the summit is one of the best easy to get to mountaintops i have been to. this will definitely be on my list of places to suggest. when we walked back to the trail junction, iron wanted to run over and see thorton lakes. the trail from there to the lakes was rough so he could not run. we stopped at cascade farms for expensive, but delicious organic milkshakes happy that we were able to get one last nice summit in before the season ended. :>) references: multiple nwhikers trip reports equipment: tennis shoes and sunglasses :>) stats: 9.99mi 3773' gain our times reflect a very moderate (for us) pace. 3:30 car to summit (including a 0:19 break to visit with a olympic national park ranger) 0:47 summit time 0:39 summit to trail junction 0:32 iron goes to thorton lakes 1:24 trail junction to car :>)

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PostSun Oct 24, 2010 10:44 am 
up.gif Nice, it probably looks a little different from the summit today !

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PostSun Oct 24, 2010 4:33 pm 
Loved your pictures - great weather day for you again! I have been thinking about going up at least to the lakes. I think my mom can make the lakes so . . . wink.gif I have always just driven through that area on the way to other hikes. I need to get there - looks amazing. Thanks for posting it.

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PostThu Oct 28, 2010 1:01 am 
I have yet to see a report from Trappers in the fall. Great colors up there .Thanks for sharing!

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Tom_Sjolseth
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PostThu Oct 28, 2010 8:58 pm 
Super photos! Looks like perfect timing for a perfect trip.

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PostThu Oct 28, 2010 9:02 pm 
Gorgeous. up.gif up.gif Destined to be a classic.

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PostFri Oct 29, 2010 2:04 am 
Sheesh, we should all be unemployed! That looks like a whole lot more fun than what I did that day. rant.gif

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PostFri Oct 29, 2010 3:13 am 
Fe and b00, Great photos. I've been up there twice to get a close look at the Pickets and both times visibility was end-of-trekking-pole.... rant.gif rant.gif rant.gif Tom

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