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  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Last weekend , I went backpacking to an abandoned campground in the Olympic National Park. No views but lots of fun, and slept right a long the river

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    We had some visitors come into our camp

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    Today I did a leisure hike with friends to Lena Lake, on the out side of the Olympic National Park.

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    Had more friends try to join me at lunch.

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  • imaginaryplaces
    imaginaryplaces Posts: 123 Member
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    Over the last few days I've done Angels Landing, The Narrows, Navajo Trail in Bryce and other short jaunts in the SW.

    This is Thors Hammer. It is on the Navajo Trail in Bryce NP. The photo is a little too saturated. Oh well….

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    This is from the Narrows in Zion NP an easy and hard hike through the Virgin River

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    Hope you're all doing well with your hiking and eating. I'll post more in a few days. Heading to Monument Valley, Arches, Canyonlands

    What an epic trip! Nice photos!
  • imaginaryplaces
    imaginaryplaces Posts: 123 Member
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    Yesterday I hiked to Colchuck in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Cascades.


    It's a beautiful glacier-fed lake.
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    A sign at the trailhead warned that there were mountain goats "habituated to humans". No kidding!
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    Streams are still running high from snow melt -
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    ETA: trying to get the photos to fit - you may need to right-click to view the entire image.
  • JoeMO
    JoeMO Posts: 524 Member
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    Nice photos Mary!!!
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Yesterday I hiked to Colchuck in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Cascades.


    It's a beautiful glacier-fed lake.
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    A sign at the trailhead warned that there were mountain goats "habituated to humans". No kidding!
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    Streams are still running high from snow melt -
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    ETA: trying to get the photos to fit - you may need to right-click to view the entire image.

    Beautiful hike. I"m going to have to give that one a try very soon!
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    http://youtu.be/mRtbjM9ldYU

    Yesterday I did 10.63 miles round trip to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest. The hills were crazy up, up & up, then up some more. Never a break.
  • imaginaryplaces
    imaginaryplaces Posts: 123 Member
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    http://youtu.be/mRtbjM9ldYU

    Yesterday I did 10.63 miles round trip to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest. The hills were crazy up, up & up, then up some more. Never a break.

    Nice video! And - Baxter! I did this hike last summer - it seemed like it took forever to come back down.
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    http://youtu.be/mRtbjM9ldYU

    Yesterday I did 10.63 miles round trip to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest. The hills were crazy up, up & up, then up some more. Never a break.

    Nice video! And - Baxter! I did this hike last summer - it seemed like it took forever to come back down.

    Ya I remember the last mile thinking it was never going to end.
  • JoeMO
    JoeMO Posts: 524 Member
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    Nice video on youtube!!!!
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Video Link . We did 9.14 miles during a dangerous heat advisory. Maybe not smart, but I really enjoyed it. Burned 4632 calories, and washed away the rest of the calories with 3 liters of water & some gator-aide.:laugh:



    http://youtu.be/VaIq-MqWwqw
  • JoeMO
    JoeMO Posts: 524 Member
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    Video Link . We did 9.14 miles during a dangerous heat advisory. Maybe not smart, but I really enjoyed it. Burned 4632 calories, and washed away the rest of the calories with 3 liters of water & some gator-aide.:laugh:



    http://youtu.be/VaIq-MqWwqw


    Deborah, sweet hike and it looks like you did a lot of the right things - plenty of fluids, shade, friends, time, etc, good for you!!!
  • pcotter54
    pcotter54 Posts: 707 Member
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    Beautiful out there! Glad you made it with no serious ill effects.

    Video Link . We did 9.14 miles during a dangerous heat advisory. Maybe not smart, but I really enjoyed it. Burned 4632 calories, and washed away the rest of the calories with 3 liters of water & some gator-aide.:laugh:



    http://youtu.be/VaIq-MqWwqw
  • imaginaryplaces
    imaginaryplaces Posts: 123 Member
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    We camped Sunday night on Baker Lake in the North Cascades and yesterday hiked along the Baker River - a very pretty trail through some really neat old growth forest - moss-draped with ancient cedars. I feel really fortunate to live in this corner of the world.

    Baker River:
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    Baker River Trail:
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    Sulphide Creek - a tributary to Baker River - our lunch spot and the end of the trail inside North Cascades National Park. Icy cold water never felt so good.
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  • JoeMO
    JoeMO Posts: 524 Member
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    Mary those photos are awesome. I'm jealous, but it just gives me somewhere to visit sometime in the near future!!!!
  • imaginaryplaces
    imaginaryplaces Posts: 123 Member
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    Mary those photos are awesome. I'm jealous, but it just gives me somewhere to visit sometime in the near future!!!!

    Thanks Joe. The North Cascades are beautiful. And you've been to some spectacular places yourself this summer. Just seems like there are too many great places, too little time.
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Great Pictures Mary!
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Headed for the Oregon Coast in Tillamook , at Cape lookout. I took 127 pictures, but I will spare you :wink:

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  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Hiked 10 miles in Mount Rainier National Park. I was a bit bummed , there was more I wanted to do, but my cousin wasn't up to it. Hahaha This is why I prefer to hike alone


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  • JoeMO
    JoeMO Posts: 524 Member
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    Hiked 10 miles in Mount Rainier National Park. I was a bit bummed , there was more I wanted to do, but my cousin wasn't up to it. Hahaha This is why I prefer to hike alone




    That is one awesome hike!!!
  • Miss_Hiker_Pants
    Miss_Hiker_Pants Posts: 229 Member
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    Thank you JoeMO. I might go back this weekend, or backpack with my friends on the Carbon Glacier? Not sure where I'm heading.

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