Becky and I had the last two weeks of July off to get in some quality time in the North Cascades.
Trip #1 was the 'Devils Dome Loop' - a fun three-day jaunt around Jack and Crater Mountains. Lots of wildflowers, the use of a motorboat shuttle to cut off a day of shoreline hiking, and perfect weather!
After we wrapped that up, it was east to the Methow Valley for a couple days of lazy hotel time at the Freestone Inn. Acting like adults and sorting our gear while enjoying a swimming pool and hotel happy hour was pretty nice.
Trip #2 was north of Winthrop, up into the Pasayten Wilderness. We did a loop out of the Chewech River/ThirtyMile Trailhead...climbing Remmel, Amphitheater, and Apex Mtns along the way. Sadly, the clouds and thundery weather we had while staying at the Freestone ended up being the storm that sparked the Pasayten fires that raged the rest of the summer out there- we were lucky to get in the trip we did before the mountains blew up.
Linky to the rest of the photos
Trip #1 was the 'Devils Dome Loop' - a fun three-day jaunt around Jack and Crater Mountains. Lots of wildflowers, the use of a motorboat shuttle to cut off a day of shoreline hiking, and perfect weather!
After we wrapped that up, it was east to the Methow Valley for a couple days of lazy hotel time at the Freestone Inn. Acting like adults and sorting our gear while enjoying a swimming pool and hotel happy hour was pretty nice.
Trip #2 was north of Winthrop, up into the Pasayten Wilderness. We did a loop out of the Chewech River/ThirtyMile Trailhead...climbing Remmel, Amphitheater, and Apex Mtns along the way. Sadly, the clouds and thundery weather we had while staying at the Freestone ended up being the storm that sparked the Pasayten fires that raged the rest of the summer out there- we were lucky to get in the trip we did before the mountains blew up.
Linky to the rest of the photos
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