[contour5]

I was intrigued by a recent TR from Am0ngTh3Pin3s which described a possible Bearpaw- Church traverse. Also found TRs from TellimaChris and Roy Jensen with lots of detailed information. Can't get the URL button to work, so you'll have to look them up!

Church and Bearpaw

Pyramid-Equipped Bathing Ramp

Church Lake

Shuksan

Bearpaw Pond

Big Rocks Crowding a Small Pond

view ahead from the shoulder of Bearpaw

redpond

Whistler!

Side Whistle

Whistler Outlet

Above Whistler

Camp

Moon

A Rare Double Moon

Ice Tarn!

View from the Ridge above Whistler basin

Nooksack

Tranquility Zone

Winding Back Down

Why Can't I Just

Stay Here Forever?

I probably could have made it to Kidney Lakes and the Church Mtn trail, but the heat and the bugs sort of did me in. I may come up here again sometime, if I can sucker somebody else into driving. The road is like some kind of authentic 19th century engineering marvel. Also: The Bees! Wow! A beekeeper has boxes stacked at the turnoff to road 3160. The TH is swarming with bees!

[HitTheTrail]

As always, a nice collection of well composed photos. I guess I should try getting a camera some day!

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[D. Inscho]

Super lovely Contour! Thanks for getting the explorational juices flowing in my veins again. It is a fine little nook to explore in my neighborhood.