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PostSun Oct 06, 2019 8:08 pm 
I've made trips to a few of Rainier's satellite peaks over the years, but this morning's visit to the summit of Goat Island Mountain was by far the most amazing! The weather was perfect and the route is positioned really close to the action...nothing but grabber views all morning. Here are some snaps. I've kept 'em kinda big. Sorry for slow loads...
First glimpse of the citadel of Little Tahoma (from approach trail).
First glimpse of the citadel of Little Tahoma (from approach trail).
...another, taken from Frying Pan Creek.
...another, taken from Frying Pan Creek.
Things really start to open up as you move along the broad, easy ridge...
Things really start to open up as you move along the broad, easy ridge...
A detail of the crevassed dome...
A detail of the crevassed dome...
...pulling back.
...pulling back.
The upper ridge is more filled-in, but still very walkable without flotation (see steps)...
The upper ridge is more filled-in, but still very walkable without flotation (see steps)...
Fair warning: you will get suckered at least three times by false summits, but do press on--the final high point is worth the effort.
Fair warning: you will get suckered at least three times by false summits, but do press on--the final high point is worth the effort.
Taking a rearward glance at the approach creek and meadows...
Taking a rearward glance at the approach creek and meadows...
What's a visit to Goat Island without...GOATZ! Popping up above a rise, I startled a herd.  They kindly posed for some snaps before disappearing down a gully.
What's a visit to Goat Island without...GOATZ! Popping up above a rise, I startled a herd. They kindly posed for some snaps before disappearing down a gully.
goatz!
goatz!
From near the summit...
From near the summit...
From the true summit, you can look across the valley and see roads and rec areas.  I'm not sure which one this is, but I had fun playing with the zoom.
From the true summit, you can look across the valley and see roads and rec areas. I'm not sure which one this is, but I had fun playing with the zoom.
These "point 'n' click" cameras are getting better all the time...
These "point 'n' click" cameras are getting better all the time...
EXTREME ZOOM! hahaha
EXTREME ZOOM! hahaha
Crevasse details...
Crevasse details...
The fracture patterns are fascinating...
The fracture patterns are fascinating...
Isn't the Ingraham Flats route in this mess somewhere?
Isn't the Ingraham Flats route in this mess somewhere?
One more...
One more...
Spotted some kind of massive sink hole on a lower moraine...wonder what's at the bottom of that horrible abyss...
Spotted some kind of massive sink hole on a lower moraine...wonder what's at the bottom of that horrible abyss...
So...fantastic weather, perfect route, highly recommended. BTW, last week I also did a REALLY fun geological field trip to Central and Eastern Washington. I'm sorting through the snaps and will push 'em up sometime in the next week. Look forward to the appearance of coulees, desert plants, and a reptile that Wikipedia describes as "non-venomous but occasionally aggressive." Ooooh! redface.gif

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PostSun Oct 06, 2019 8:21 pm 
So cool! cool.gif

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PostMon Oct 07, 2019 5:06 am 
I like that first shot! up.gif
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Spotted some kind of massive sink hole on a lower moraine...wonder what's at the bottom of that horrible abyss...
Spotted some kind of massive sink hole on a lower moraine...wonder what's at the bottom of that horrible abyss...
Isn't that just a crevasse, albeit a circular one? Maybe a hot spot under there that's melted out a hole...

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PostMon Oct 07, 2019 9:18 am 
up.gif Sweet pics! That's gotta be Sunrise area that you're zoomed in on w/ the buildings and roads I think.

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PostMon Oct 07, 2019 11:22 am 
nice; I sometimes forget there's more down there than that big volcano

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PostMon Oct 07, 2019 11:36 am 
GaliWalker: Hm, yeah, circular crevasse--rescue would be tricky. If I had a drone, it would be cool to fly it into the hole. olderthanIusedtobe: OK, yeah...Sunrise. Yep, now I remember. I rode my bike up there once. Thx! Nickel: You gotta get up that cone! It'll be completely eroded in ~1.5 Million years. biggrin.gif

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