Backpacking the Northwest

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 and on to the high point along the trail at Panhandle Gap.  From there it was a decent to Summerland for a night under the stars.