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PostFri Sep 06, 2019 10:30 am 
Tonga Ridge/Mt Sawyer 9-5-2019. Berries, berries berries..
Tonga Ridge Trail.
Tonga Ridge Trail.
Fungi.
Fungi.
Huckleberry heaven.
Huckleberry heaven.
Nearing the summit.
Nearing the summit.
Tonga Ridge highpoint to the east.
Tonga Ridge highpoint to the east.
Benchmark on Sawyer.
Benchmark on Sawyer.
Northeast views from the summit.
Northeast views from the summit.
Mt Daniel at just under 8000' is the King County highpoint.
Mt Daniel at just under 8000' is the King County highpoint.
Glacier Peak. Captain Point has the logging road nearly to its summit.
Glacier Peak. Captain Point has the logging road nearly to its summit.

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PostFri Sep 06, 2019 12:28 pm 
It’s nice to see the little one enjoying those berries. Was that her first summit?

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PostFri Sep 06, 2019 1:39 pm 
Nancyann wrote:
It’s nice to see the little one enjoying those berries. Was that her first summit?
She's done quite a few, actually. I should start a peakbagger page for her.

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PostSat Sep 07, 2019 5:46 pm 
Visited a half million cubic meter landslide that exposed a lot of bedrock and fossils on Slide Mountain near Bellingham. Some pics from 2009 showed this large slope as an exposed scarp of rock 75-90' tall, but sediment has mostly covered it up and some trees are sprouting. Lots of cool destruction, and a singletrack trail is well established now. Directions: drive 4.1 miles on North Saul River. Turn right at junction, drive 1 mile, park at blockaded road to left. Follow abandoned road for 1 mile, on map it shows a few formerly driveable logging roads that were decommissioned after the slide. Slide alder has covered all of the other paths here, follow it up. Eventually The road switchbacks up but is totally obscured, going straight the trail becomes a bootpath, follow for 1/4 mile before a flagged fork, heading right, up the ridge for 1/4 mile (steep dirt).
Scarp pano
Closeup of chuckanut bedrock layers
View from 1800' (just below scarp area)

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PostMon Sep 09, 2019 12:29 pm 
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 8/31 - 9/2 It wasn't quite the wilderness I expected it to be (though it would be if you just hiked a few miles away from the towns of Kennecott and McCarthy). Still an interesting place. We went with St Elias guides for the 1/2 day hike on the Root Glacier and the guide told us some interesting "facts" like how the Stairway icefall was the second biggest ice fall in the world behind the Khumbu. Interesting article here.
Matanuska River
Matanuska River
Matanuska River
Matanuska River
Matanuska Glacier light show
Matanuska Glacier light show
Matanuska Glacier light show
Matanuska Glacier light show
Crystalline Hils with Ruth Lake in foreground
Crystalline Hils with Ruth Lake in foreground
Selenium B&W
Selenium B&W
In the mill
In the mill
Note the tent in foreground
Note the tent in foreground
Aurora but too cloudy to see!
Aurora but too cloudy to see!
Looking back toward SE Chugach Mtns
Looking back toward SE Chugach Mtns
Root Glacier
Root Glacier
Small Human, big glacier
Small Human, big glacier
Small Human, big glacier
Small Human, big glacier
walking the glacier
walking the glacier
Ice climber
Ice climber
walking past a moulin
walking past a moulin
BW Icefall
BW Icefall

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PostThu Sep 12, 2019 9:21 pm 
Moolock, the road completely covered in pearly everlastings and slide alder.
Some nice buttes
Hansen forest lakes

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PostSun Sep 15, 2019 2:54 pm 
9-13-19 Lakes Minotaur and Theseus. Saw several other day hikers, all chased away by the rain showers. Good fishing in Theseus, no fish in Minotaur. 3 underground yellowjacket nests along the trail to Minotaur, I was wearing shorts and got stung in the back of my calf going up. I wore long pants on the descent. 9-14-19 Alice Lake via Chatter Creek trail. Good fishing. A few rain showers throughout the day. The Index Creek fire is still smoldering in the valley below to the east.

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PostTue Sep 17, 2019 7:51 am 
Green Gulch in Chief Joseph Wildlife Area in the southeast corner of the state. Got to see a bull elk fend off a potential suitor of his herd of 13 cows and calves. They never locked horns but lots of snorting, bugling and posturing.
Lower down where the creek runs.
Lower down where the creek runs.
This hill has a great view of the area.
This hill has a great view of the area.
Upper Green Gulch.
Upper Green Gulch.
Mt Wilson which I hiked up in spring.
Mt Wilson which I hiked up in spring.
We got to witness this big bull chase off another male who tried to mosey in on his herd.
We got to witness this big bull chase off another male who tried to mosey in on his herd.
Herd of Elk. Lots of bugling going on.
Herd of Elk. Lots of bugling going on.
The big bull now checking us out after dealing with his competition.
The big bull now checking us out after dealing with his competition.
Snorting at another potential suitor.
Snorting at another potential suitor.
Lower Green Gulch.
Lower Green Gulch.

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PostFri Sep 20, 2019 5:02 pm 
I walked up to Big Chiwaukum yesterday. White Pine Road is rocky in spots. Trails are clear of any blowdown. A little mud at some of the stream crossings and just enough wet brush to have me soaked from mid-thigh down. Not surprisingly, with everything so wet from the recent rains, the ridges were mostly buried in the mist, with just brief breaks of clearing. Route finding was very localized. Little left up high of whatever snow fell this week. The basin above the Wildhorse Trail below Big Chiwaukum was full of huckleberries but I didn't see any sign of bears. Photos
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Wildhorse Trail
Wildhorse Trail

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PostSat Sep 21, 2019 6:26 pm 
Hawkeye Point and Old Snowy in the Goat Rocks. 9-19-19 ~17.5 miles 5100k gain
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PostMon Sep 23, 2019 10:23 pm 
cashmere mountain 9.21.19 We got one of the last spots in the eightmile parking lot when we arrived at 6am. Most folks were walking up the road to Colchuck, and the rest were planning to take the Eightmile trail because they thought it would get them to Colchuck. dizzy.gif We went up the SE slope route described by Aaron and Jake and down the trail. The annoying brushy slope above the old road stole my iphone frown.gif and new snow made the descent from the summit ridge a little more exciting than anticipated, but overall it was a great day! Gloriously clear, a fun crew and excellent views. All larches in the vicinity are still green.
dagger and moon
dagger and moon
choose your own adventure gully
choose your own adventure gully
victory
victory
scoping out the valley below
scoping out the valley below
colchuck
colchuck
meadows & mountains
meadows & mountains
pretty light on meadows and enchantment range
pretty light on meadows and enchantment range
cashmere
cashmere
early evening light at eightmile lake
early evening light at eightmile lake

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PostMon Sep 23, 2019 11:28 pm 
Headed up Chatter Creek 9/21/19 and looped from Ida via Icicle Ridge Trail. Managed to lose Icicle Ridge in the brush for a good long while after descending from Carter Lake. Better eyes than mine required, I guess and our descent from the pass at Grindstone was via headlamp (and iPhone LED). Still a wonderful day of hiking and the larch'll drag me back in the next week or two.

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PostWed Sep 25, 2019 4:53 pm 
thename wrote:
Managed to lose Icicle Ridge in the brush for a good long while after descending from Carter Lake. Better eyes than mine required
I've heard from others who have been there in the past 2 years that the trail there is overgrown to the point of being non-existant, so it probably wasn't just your eyes.

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PostWed Sep 25, 2019 5:30 pm 
Downhill wrote:
I've heard from others who have been there in the past 2 years that the trail there is overgrown to the point of being non-existant, so it probably wasn't just your eyes.
Good to know I'm not alone. We floundered more than we should've searching for the track (switchbacks down into the basin were quite well maintained, though) so can confirm there was largely no sign until crossing Index Creek.

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PostTue Oct 01, 2019 9:36 pm 
Quick trip to Barbie's Boyfriend Lakes today. Feet got a little soggy but great day to be out.
Just me today
Just me today
Snowy log on road
Snowy log on road
A few inches on the trail
A few inches on the trail
Lower Ken Doll
Lower Ken Doll
Logs
Logs
Middle
Middle
Leaving middle
Leaving middle
Frozen drop
Frozen drop
Arriving at upper
Arriving at upper
Melting snow drop ripples
Melting snow drop ripples
Shoe shot
Shoe shot
Upper inlet
Upper inlet
Paging Brushbuffalo
Paging Brushbuffalo
Snow plank
Snow plank
Leaving upper
Leaving upper
Middle from outlet
Middle from outlet
Leaving lower
Leaving lower
Chikamin peek-a-boo
Chikamin peek-a-boo

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