Sept 15
2402-2411
Left Snoqualmie pass at 1130am uphill for 10 continuous miles climbing over 3100' up' into the Alpine Wilderness. During this leg we will climb 16,800 up and descend 15,900'. It is said to be one of the most challenging but beautiful parts of Washington.
Catwalk with views of the town
We met several day hikers out enjoying the fabulous weather this weekend. Daybreaker and friend Sporadic were on their returning from their hike and gave us some food bars. Daybreaker hiked the PCT last year and shared some stories and good info for what lies ahead.
Trail angels Daybreaker and Sporadic
We hiked on to Ridge and Gravel lakes. Steve tried to coax some fish out of the water but none of them were buying his line so we made our usual dehydrated fare and called it a day.
Sept 16
2411-2431
The highlight of today for me was seeing this beautiful mountain goat.
I nearly collided with him-- thats how close he was. By the time I got out my camera to snap this pic he was already up the mountain but was kind enough to pose for this last pic.
The views today did not disappoint...
We met PCT hiker Mad Dog Murphy and he shared information about tasty mushrooms to eat on the trail.
So we harvested some and had a great dinner.
Chicken Of The Woods Mushrooms --delicious!
More pics from today...
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