Backpacking the Northwest

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Marmots posing Originally uploaded by hikingdrew Taken on Rainier Aug 2003 These shots were taken along the Wonderland Trail in Moraine Park. These little guys were everywhere, and listening to them throw out alerts to the other creatures in the area was really cool. They have a distinctive call that sounds like a child whistling. [...]

Mt. Rainier from Cowlitz Divide Originally uploaded by hikingdrew Taken on my solo backpack around Mt. Rainier in Aug of 2002. This shot was taken late in the morning on Day two, I had hiked from Longmire to Nickle Creek the day before, and this day would take me up from there to Indian Bar [...]

Half Dome at Sunset Originally uploaded by jeremyhays Founf this shot on Flickr, very nice.  Makes want to get started planning my hike of the John Muir Trail in 2008.

JMT Mile 84 – Sapphire Lake Originally uploaded by NaturalLight Sweet shot!

Marie Lake Evening Originally uploaded by Buck Forester While beginning to research the trail for next year’s thru-hike, I am finding a ton of inspiring shots like this one.

Lenticular Cloud, Mount Rainier Originally uploaded by LivingWilderness.com Found this on Flickr today, Awesome!

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Smuggler’s Cove outside of Skagway Alaska Downtown Skagway