M and I have been saying for over a year that we should be hiking more. We had a chance to get out over the 4th of July weekend and go somewhere I'd never been: Mt Pilchuck.
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| Looking South across the Cascades |
It was a busy day on the trail, and we cruised up to the mile-high peak past families, dogs, friends, and lots of wincing feet. About half way up, the trail comes out of the woods and begins to criss-cross scree slopes of massive boulders. When you finally get to the top, there is a final push up the ladder to the whitewashed fire lookout.
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| At the top |
Like so many other hikers, we sprawled on the boulders below the fire lookout like lizards in the sun. We took a minute to rest our feet, refuel with cliff bars, finish our water bottle, and prepare for a boot-pounding trek back downhill.
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| Happy hikers |
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