Leavenworth

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John settles in to his couch-bed at the Alpen Chalet...
Jay showing off his new tshirt at the A.C.T.
Buildings in downtown Leavenworth. The entire town...
Catherine and Jay, Saturday morning in Leavenworth.
Looking down one of the main streets in Leavenworth,...
Willkommen in Leavenworth!
Ah yes, ye olde Bavirian Lodge-e.
Our welcome sign outside our Chalet room.
John, Jay, and Catherine at the base of the Icicle Ridge...
The fall color was great in Leavenworth, although almost...
John marches up the trail.
While Jay led the way.
Looking down into the picturesque farmland and houses...
That little tree has a nice pile of leaves around its base.
Nature meets technology. I laughed while taking this,...
Looking down at the Icicle Creek (which drains into the...
Jay is all smiles on his birthday!
Catherine poses in a bed of leaves near a cross-trail stream.
Back-of-heads group photo.
The light was really nice on a nearby prominent peak...
Jay gives a sense of scale to the leaves on the ground.
Looking down into the outskirts of Leavenworth again.
John standing on the trail.
We made it to the top of the ridge! The trail meandered...
I need a good (topo) map to really figure out what's...
Looking down at a bridge over the Wenatchee River, next to US 2.
Jay and Catherine on the Icicle Ridge.
Jay investigates a fallen tree. There was lots of fire...
Catherine and John.
Catherine and Jay.
Icicle Creek and the colors around Leavenworth.
Burned trees and fall colors.
Downtown Leavenworth, WA.
Jay looks out at the town.
Jay decided the hike worked out his legs, it was...
And John decided to become a monkey.
John, hanging out.
Los tres at the top of the Icicle Ridge Trail. ...
Second group photo.
Having come down off the Icicle Ridge Trail and stopped...
John and Jay consider the Wenatchee River outside Leavenworth.
Another shot of the bridge. The fall colors were...
Another, closer up.
Nature does the weirdest things sometimes...
I think this guy (on a car in the lot near the start of...
Interesting. Not only is the river closed to fishing...
Jay looking excited: not only did he successfully bat an...
Catherine standing in the Wenatchee River Bridge, also...
Apparently, where we parked the car used to be a power...
It had rather crudely been torched so that half the pipe...
Looking at the Wenatchee River from the Great Northern...
More fall colors.
The bridge had a bit of a flooding problem... previous...
I'm not exactly sure what he did between the riveted areas.
Another shot of the river. My internet searches are...
We thought we saw some kayakers on the river from the...
More evidence that this trail wasn't originally made to...
Any ideas on this one?
This picture makes the river look much less ferocious...
John looking out at the Wenatchee River and US 2 towards Seattle.
Jay and John march through some pretty fall leaves... or...
Before they got out the far side, Jay turned and his eye...
A boulder! he exclaimed. Look at this magnificent boulder!
Meanwhile, Catherine photographed the pretty leaves.
A little exploration off the main trail resulted in...
It's pretty fun to download these two photos and flip...
Not being a particularly good boulder-er myself, I found...
John looking for holds.
Hey there stranger! Too bad this is a little blurry...
Jay looks for holds while John provides a spot.
Success!
John tackles another problem. They both claimed the...
John trying to find a way up around this tree.
Jay providing a spot.
I again found an easier way up, but the light was...
Back at the first rock we had gotten to (near the...
The rushing Wenatchee River through the cross-braces of...
Sunday morning dawned bright and not really early, what...
There was a $5 fee to park in the lot; here was the box...
And here was the backside of the box, full of piles of...
A nearby trail to Eightmile Lake (a route we had...
Fortunately, our route in the Enchantments area, was...
Bridges of the PNW!
Repeat, with different hiker.
Like yesterday, the trail started chilly. Our beta...
A small boulder field near Mountaineer Creek.
The surrounding mountains began to come into view. It...
John and Jay hike out of the woods.
And through the rocks.
The beta said we would come to "an attractive log bridge...
Catherine and Jay, on a bridge.
Looking up Mountaineer Creek.
Jay on the bridge over Mountaineer Creek near mile 1.75...
Self-photo!
Apparently horses won't cross the bridge, lovely as it...
Hey look, another boulder! Also - sunshine!
John looks for a way up.
Now Jay takes a turn.
Trying something new. I believe that with the sun, this...
More peaks appear through the trees.
John and Jay continue to play.
Wow! A snowfield comes into view. I'm pretty sure,...
John found snow (a trip report from two weeks prior said...
Well, at least he's not throwing it at anyone!
Having fun.
With snowball visible.
Another bridge over Mountaineer Creek.
From snowballs to shirtless in a matter of moments...
John poses on the far side of the creek.
Looking up the boulder field.
Dragontail Peak finally comes into view. The elevation...
If you want to see some truly amazing photos of this...
Catherine in front of Dragontail Peak.
Jay in front of the snow-capped peak. A mountaineer can...
The mountain was named in 1955 after some climbers...
Looking up into the trees above (and the blue sky!).
Dragontail Peak from a rock near Colchuck Lake. While...
The (shrinking) Colchuck Glacier, with Colchuck Peak...
Jay eats and Catherine rests at Colchuck Lake...
It was hard to get good photos here, with high winds and...
Dragontail, with Aasgard Pass to the left. USGS refers...
Los tres. Bright-colored jacket coordination unintentional.
Jay ponders a swim...
But settles for a cool picture instead.
John on our lunching rock.
John with Aasgard Pass and the edge of Dragontail.
Jay and John, before we head back down the hill...
One final look at the lake.
Mountains we had not noticed on the hike up (either due...
And Dragontail continued to watch over us.
Jay navigates some rocks.
John crossing Mountaineer Creek.
Aha! No wonder he was lagging behind.
Jay finds a way up.
The Stuart Lake trail is No. 1599. Apparently Colchuck...
Jay notices the photographer.
Jay and John say goodbye to Mountaineer Creek (which...