North Cascades

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Jay and I got to the parking lot of the Mt Pilchuck...
Awkward picture of two hikers heading out.
Mt Pilchuck Trail sign.
Hmm. That isn't a very reassuring sign to see at the...
Jay crosses a little stream.
The trail was excellently maintained, which made for an...
Jay hiking up the Mt Pilchuck trail.
Catherine tries to climb into a tree.
This hike's newest piece of gear - the blue gaiters. ...
Despite the clouds, there are still smiles to be had.
Part of the trail skirted a talus field.
Please tell me there is some blue sky back there somewhere.
Self-portraitery.
We saw several rocks that had these star-shaped scars in...
We finally got above the cloud line and got a view of...
Uh-oh: snow. Jay tries to skirt the snow as his shoes...
We figured from our map that these (this?) is the "Green...
Jay in front of the Green Mountain.
Decent self-photo, though I'm blocking the mountains behind.
A lone tree in front of a lot of clouds. I think Mt...
Catherine in front of Green Mountain.
Hrm. More snow. This snowfield (with trail across it)...
A bridge made of snow!
Jay carefully navigates more snow.
Jay the hiker.
As I said before, this trail was well-kept; here is an...
The pine trees had fluffy light green tips where they...
Another shot of Jay hiking the Mt Pilchuck trail.
We stopped at a stream to wash our hands and enjoy it;...
Cool rocks we found on the trail.
Hey look, we're back in that same cloud...
Hikers about to head back towards the big city.
Ooooh a wild raspberry! Tasted okay, not great. Oh well.
Heading back into town (the town of Granite Falls, that...
Understandably, there were lots of giant slabs of granite there.
Also, lots of safety fences and scary signs.
Looking downriver of the falls and at the cliffs on the...
Trying to capture the whole of the falls. I don't think...
I loved how there was tons of fencing and DANGER signs...
Rock wall on the far side of the river.
The water was an awesome green glacier-melt color.
Jay ponders the water and the rock...
... and plots a route up. Through the grates under Jay...
The first spout of the falls. I would have liked to...
Looking downriver.
Catherine + flowing water.