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PostThu Sep 20, 2012 2:45 pm 
Between thick smoke in Wenatchee and my neighborhood being on a level 3 evacuation alert I had not been hiking in two weeks. When the alert lifted I talked my wife into letting me leave for a couple of days. Since most areas were closed except the upper US2 corridor I headed for Rock Mt to take a look at the fires. I made the mistake of thinking my feet could go without stiff supporting boots and wore a pair of soft sided light hikers. When I got to Rock Lake I didn’t have it in me to go on to the top of Rock Mt. It would have to wait till morning.
Smoke from Entiat fires
Smoke from Entiat fires
Mt Howard
Mt Howard
Mastiff
Mastiff
Crescent Lake
Crescent Lake
Rock Lake
Rock Lake
Rock Lake from above
Rock Lake from above
Rock Lake fish
Rock Lake fish
Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock
Fire smoke - not sure which fire
Fire smoke - not sure which fire
Smoke later in the evening
Smoke later in the evening
In the morning the smoke was starting to be a problem up there also so I had coffee and headed out before it got as bad as Wenatchee. Oh well, I have been to Rock Mt before.
Smoke below Rock Lk the next day
Smoke below Rock Lk the next day
Smoke along US2 the next day
Smoke along US2 the next day
Fall colors in the smoke
Fall colors in the smoke
Fall colors on trail
Fall colors on trail
Alpine valley in the smoke
Alpine valley in the smoke

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PostThu Sep 20, 2012 4:17 pm 
Wow, this time last year Rock Lake hadn't melted out on the inlet side. Guess the warm summer made all the difference.

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PostThu Sep 20, 2012 6:12 pm 
Looks wonderful up there for a while......and then.....just pretty good. rolleyes.gif Smoke comes, smoke goes.....except for down the valley... it just stays! frown.gif

"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go." (Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart) "Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry. Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky." (Thanks, Tom Petty)
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PostSat Sep 22, 2012 4:27 pm 
up.gif Color changes look nice. Inhaling smoke and looking at hazy views not so much.

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