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On West Coast every mountain has its own lake, in which it reflects in its best way. Only some such lakes can be reached by car, but there are no even trails to others. Mirror for Shuksan can be reached by car and it is called Picture . . . → Continue reading Mirror for Shuksan
There are three marmot species in Washington state: yellow-belled, hoary and Olympic. First two I saw many times in different places, but the Olympic marmot was elusive for me, even everybody who visited Hurricane ridge met them. Actually it is the place to meet them. Olympic . . . → Continue reading Olympic marmots
Climbing permit to Mt Rainier works for calendar year. If you spend money for something, you usually want to get maximum. So, although we climbed Mt Rainier in July, we decided to do it another time in August. Well, it was joke, at least partly. . . . → Continue reading Mt Rainier, August 2013
First time I reached top of Mt Rainier in 2011, but success should be nailed down, so in July 2013 I repeated the climbing by same rout, but in other company. . . . → Continue reading Mt Rainier, July 2013
– What is the first sunny day after heavy rainy ones? – Monday North Coast folklore Spring and fall are very rainy seasons in Seattle, but even at this time you can find some sun. Only two hours drive from Seattle by road # 2 and . . . → Continue reading Sun gleam among overcast
In July my fried, that doesn’t share my passion to climb mountain, visited me. So all our beautiful places were visited in lazy way – no hiking, no climbing, just impression. Rainier from Paradise. . . . → Continue reading Rainier from Paradise
First time I tried to climb Mt Rainier in 2009, but nasty snow conditions didn’t allow it. I recommend to check my post about that climb to compare how different mountain can looks in different years. This time i was three of as. Friday night . . . → Continue reading Mt Rainier – 2011
In 2009 then I lived in Victoria, I found in Seattle my old friend, and we decided to celebrate reunion by climbing Mt Rainier, the highest mountain near by. Rainier is a highest volcano in Washington state, 4392 meters, covered by thick glacier. We choose north . . . → Continue reading Mount Rainier – first attempt – September 2009
On long weekend of July 4th I wanted to do something new and unusual. But all my plans failed, and the only variant that appeared was climbing Mt Baker. Again. Well, at least last I was on Baker in 2011, and I always climbed from . . . → Continue reading Mt Baker in the fog |
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