PCT 2011 |
Approaching Lake Valhalla |
Lake Valhalla |
Camp 1 above Janus Lake |
First view of Glacier Pk |
G Pk |
Glacier Ridge and a zillion skeeters |
I heard my first marmot whistle here |
Camp2 under Skyhomish pk |
Snow lingers even in late August |
Flowers and snow |
Near Indian Pass |
Enterning Glacier Peak Wilderness |
Flowers, snow and peaks |
Approaching Lower White Pass |
Kelly trail dog |
Approaching lower White Pass |
IMG_5369pb.jpg |
You have been warned! |
Perfect campsite location |
Approaching Red Pass |
Red Pass me and Kelly |
Red Pass |
Red Pass, and in the rain |
Descending Red Pass in Rain |
Camp on Baekos Creek |
New Bridge |
Me on bridge |
Difficult creek crossing |
New Bridge! |
Tinker Toy bridges and Kelly |
Tinker Toy bridge |
Kennedy Creek |
Kennedy Creek bridge |
Kennedy Creek bridge |
Glacier Peak |
Flowers, peaks and snow |
Flowers peaks and snow |
Meadows, flowers, snow and peaks |
Me in the meadows |
Glacier Peak |
Approaching Glacier View camp |
Fire Creek basin |
Steep snowfield in Fire Creek basin |
Fire Creek basin campsite |
Fire Creek basin campsite |
Camp3 in Fire Creek basin |
Malto PCT2011 thruhiker in 99 days! |
Fire Creek pass |
Malto on Fire Creek pass |
Kelly and me on Fire Creek pass |
Fire Creek Pass |
Fire Creek Pass |
Fire Creek Pass near Mica lake |
View of Fire Creek pass |
Fire Creek pass |
Fire Creek Pass |
Mica Lake frozen over |
Mica Lake |
Lingering Snow fields |
Avalanche Debris below Mica Lake |
Avalanche debris below Red pass |
Milk Creek north section sucks! |
Trailside Yard Sale, hikers drying out gear |
Yard Sale hikers started in Yosemite |
Milk Creek bridge |
On a tree on Milk Creek section, don't know |
This is the PCT, and it sucked! |
Miles of overgrowth, and no trail visible. |
Upper Milk Creek basin |
Glacier peak |
Glacier Peak in upper Milk creek basin |
Glacier view area |
Great views! |
Marmots were everywhere! |
Glacier Peak |
New PCT section along Suiattle River |
Giant trees along new PCT |
Trailside nap at lunch |
Kelly snoozes on the moss covered log |
New 2011 Suiattle River PCT bridge |
New 2011 Suiattle River PCT bridge |
New 2011 Suiattle River PCT bridge |
Trailside warning on new PCT |
Upper Agnes Creek PCT section |
Upper Agnes Creek PCT section |
Need a new bridge here |
Hemlock Camp |
Hemlock Camp |
Hemlock Camp |
Hemlock Camp Fire ceremony |
Hemlock Camp fire |
Hemlock Camp Fire ceremony |
Foot or hoof |
Five Mile Camp |
Five Mile Camp |
Nearing Bridge Camp |
Nearing Bridge Camp |
Bridge Creek |
Lake Chelan Sign |
Bridge Creek Bridge |
Old park service cabin |
National Park bus ride, $5 for me, $5 for Kelly. |
Falls |
Stehekin Resort |
Lake Chelan |
Lake Chelan |
Bridge Creek |
Bridge Creek |
Bridge Creek |
Bridge Creek Bridge, not PCT |
Old Bridge Creek bridge from 1940s |
2011 Thruhiker Redbeard |
2011 Thruhiker Blaze |
Camp along upper Bridge creek |
Upper Bridge Creek signs |
Vintage PCT sign |
Pacific Crest Trail vintage sign |
Log bridge near Rainy Pass |
Creek |
Creek |
Vintage Sign |
Vintage Sign |
Vintage sign and trail section |
View from Rainy Pass |
Rainy pass |
Northern Cascades |
Northern Cascades |
Approaching Cutthroat Pass |
Cutthroat Pass |
Larch trees |
Cutthroat Pass views |
Cutthroat Pass views |
Larch Trees |
Tower Peak and PCT |
Trailside canyon |
View back |
Campsite |
Sunset |
Campsite signs for idiots |
Brushy Creek, beaver ponds, and Glacier Pass |
View down Brushy Creek |
View down Brushy Creek |
Glacier Pass sign |
North Cascades |
North Cascades |
Larches on ridgeline |
Approaching Harts Pass |
Afternoon light |
Kelly gets tucked in the bag first |
Morning clouds |
Ridge, clouds, sky |
Dr Suess trees, Larches |
Clouds in the valley and sky |
Trail towards Harts Pass |
Vintage Trail sign |
Vintage Trail sign and Kelly |
Flowers |
Flowers |
Harts Pass USFS Guard Stations |
Vintage PCT Sign |
Unknown peak I watched for days |
North of Harts Pass |
Yurt |
Kelly wants beef jerky |
Holman Pass |
Nearing Rock Pass |
Rock Pass on right |
Rock Pass on right |
Along Rock Pass |
View from Rock Pass |
Trail towards Woody Pass |
Trail towards Woody Pass |
Trail towards Woody Pass |
Trail towards Woody Pass |
View towards Rock Pass from Woody Pass |
Woody Pass |
Kelly reflects on her hike at Woody Pass |
Kelly reflects |
Flutterby |
Woody Pass trail |
Woody Pass Trail |
Lake View Ridge |
Hopkins Lake |
Hopkins Lake |
Lakeview Ridge at sunrise |
Hopkins lake in morning light |
Cascade pass, 4 miles to go! |
USA on left, Canada on right |
PCT monument |
Canada behind sign |
Monument 78, PCT most northern point |
She hiked across Washington, he brought her wine |
Monument 78 |
Monument 78 plaque |
Canada |
Kelly takes a nap in Canada |
Monument 78 |
Monument 78 |
Northern PCT Monument |
Trailside danger! Hornets! |
Hopkins Pass |
Camp at Hopkins Lake--2 nites |
Lakeview Ridge |
Lakeview Ridge |
Peak 7841 |
Hopkins Lake and PCT |
Hopkins Lake and PCT |
Unknown Peak |
What is this peak near Canada? |
View of Rock Pass from Woody Pass |
Woody Pass view |
Rock Pass view |
West Fork Pasayten Trail |
Holman Pass sign |
Last camp |
Slate Peak Lookout |
Slate Peak Lookout |
September snow cornices |
West Fork Pasayten |
West Fork Pasayten Trail Sign |