Another short hike and a jump in a lake

Trail to Patterson Mountain.

View of Mt Robinson (I think), Goat Wall, Goat Peak and the upper valley.

Mt Gardner and Patterson Lake

Sun Mountain, closed til mid December

Why is it pointing up? Am I missing something here?

Near the top of Patterson Mountain

Patterson Lake



White-tailed Ptarmigan on the side of Slate Peak

This is the mom. Notice the cryptic coloring on her back and how it mimics the licens on the rocks around her. In the winter she will be pure white to blend in with the snow.

These are the young. We counted five or six of them.

Maple Pass Hike

This hike, starting at Rainy Pass on Highway 20 is a local favorite.

We did the loop clockwise.

That's the North Cascades Highway way down below us.

The last of the switchbacks behind us.

On top of the world

Glacier Peak is on the left, shrouded in clouds.

And down the other side

We were up there.

It's a dog cookie he was crunching.

Just one of the many views of Lake Anne.

Which way now?

Columbine

A parting view of Lake Anne. The high point of our hike is on the top left and then the trail followed the ridge and down on the right.