- Rocks and Rainier
- Hiking through our last major viewpoint.
- View of Hawkeye Point
- SW View
- Discouraging Trailhead
This was our new trail (465) of choice. - This was our new trail (465) of choice. The bullet-hole riddled sign and the trees across the barely-visible trail didn't exactly provide us with the best of encouragement. However, the trail was remarkable tree-free and we only had difficulty in finding the trail once. - Mmm, tasty
- Paw Prints
On the shore of Packwood Lake - View of Lookout Mountain
Our original destination before the trees changed our plan on day 1. - Our original destination before the trees changed our plan on day 1. We would have been camping somewhere on the left ridge sloping down from the peak. - Final Light II
- Last View Before the Trees
- Barren Ridge
- Lost Lake Reflections I
- Last of the Huckleberries
- Echo and Her Dog
One of the few meadows on our route. - One of the few meadows on our route. - Plant ID: Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.)
Thanks to Colin for the ID. - Thanks to Colin for the ID. Found growing along a semi-rocky ridge as a ground cover. Ponderosa pines were the dominant tree of the area.