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| "Partly cloudy" meant 50mph wind storms and, look!, Rainier!... is over thataway |
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| (3dlr) "Partly cloudy" meant 50mph wind storms and, look!, Rainier!... is over thataway |
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| Goat path mostly |
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| Mt Si, Blowdown, Teneriffe, Green, Moolock |
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| (3dlr) Mt Si, Blowdown, Teneriffe, Green, Moolock |
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| Mt Si, Blowdown, Teneriffe, Green, Moolock |
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| A bit of lake, a bit of mountain |
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| (3dlr) A bit of lake, a bit of mountain |
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| First peek of Rainier |
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| (3dlr) First peek of Rainier |
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| First peek of Rainier |
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| Snow! This patch at the last junction is a contender, but disappears right around the corner |
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| The largest patch of snow on this north switchback |
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| Yes, the trail is literally up there, what's the purpose of the sign? |
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| Not much pond runoff nor standing water |
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| (3dlr) Not much pond runoff nor standing water |
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| Not much pond runoff nor standing water |
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| Creek crossing runoff, not that deep |
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| Rattlesnake Ledge, mountain |
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| (3dlr) Rattlesnake Ledge, mountain |
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| Spike and Kage didn't want out in the cold and drizzle |
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| (3dlr) Spike and Kage didn't want out in the cold and drizzle |
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| Spike and Kage didn't want out in the cold and drizzle |
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| Grand Prospect, Mt Si, Teneriffe |
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| (3dlr) Grand Prospect, Mt Si, Teneriffe |
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| Dark forest |
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| (3dlr) Dark forest |
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| Foggy morning toward Mt Si |
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| Weeks Falls, from downstream |
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| Weeks Falls |
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| Weeks Falls |
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| (3dlr) Weeks Falls |
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| Weeks Falls |
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| Dam outflow |
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| Weeks Falls hydroelectric detail |
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| Weeks Falls hydroelectric |
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| Hall Creek |
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| Bud |
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| Bud |
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| Bud |
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| Bud |
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| Hall Creek |
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| (3dlr) Hall Creek |
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| Hall Creek |
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| Bandera, Defiance, Web, Putrid Petes, Commonwealth, Dirty Harrys, Dirtybox, Mailbox |
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| Teneriffe, Green, etc. |
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| Bridge over Hall Creek |
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| (3dlr) Bridge over Hall Creek |
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| Bridge over Hall Creek |
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| Mt Teneriffe, Mt Si |
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| And another view of the valley, for good measure |
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| HallMt still looks open, but unclear where the watershed boundary has been placed these days; loop is no longer possible |
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| HallMt still looks open, but unclear where the watershed boundary has been placed these days; loop is no longer possible |
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| Truck refuses to fully dissolve |
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| (3dlr) Truck refuses to fully dissolve |
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| Truck refuses to fully dissolve |
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| Not there yet! |
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| Higher view of Hall Creek valley and ranges |
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| Mt Si, Little Si |
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| Great Wall, Hall Mt (Mid Mt) range, Hall Creek valley |
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| Sunrise |
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| In many places though, I've never seen it this bare |
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| Getting overgrown with blowdowns, losing the views |
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| Dirty Harrys peak looks mostly free of snow |
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| Birdhouse spot |
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| Dirty Harrys balcony |
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| McClellan Butte |
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| Dirty Harrys balcony |
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| Stream running around the usual height.. for early May, but still enough to be cautious right now |
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| Spike and Kage rule the highway |
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| McClellan not safe yet |
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| Morning traffic! |
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| Windstorm damage? |
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| (3dlr) Windstorm damage? |
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| Windstorm damage? |
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| Waterfall?! |
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| Waterfall?! |
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| Beaver Lake near sunrise |
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| There is a new bench |
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| Seattle! |
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