Backpacking the Northwest

Mount Rainier, Edith Creek
Originally uploaded by LivingWilderness.com

Sweet shot I found on Flickr..

Mt. Rainier Infrared
Originally uploaded by Cap’n Surly

Kind of like this one, just wanted to share it..

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 [...]

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!

Smuggler’s Cove outside of Skagway Alaska

Downtown Skagway

Zachary and I hiked the trails on a warm and sunny afternoon. From high on the upper slopes, you can see a portion of the Juneau ice fields, and the inlet to Juneau. While we in town for only a short time, we managed to see allot.

Take a look at some pictures of my hike around Mt. Adams
I will post a trip report soon

We arrived at Timberline Lodge about 8:30, which gave us until 9:00 to meet the rest of the group. Tori, Drew, and I walked up to the lodge and admired the displays about Timberline Lodge and its construction. I guess Heidi the St. Bernard is on vacation during the summer.
We [...]