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>Another short hike and a jump in a lake

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Trail to Patterson Mountain.
View of Mt Robinson (I think), Goat Wall, Goat Peak and the upper valley.
trail with a view
Mt Gardner and Patterson Lake
patterson lake and mt gardner
Sun Mountain, closed til mid December
Sun Mountain
mt robinson and goat wall
Why is it pointing up? Am I missing something here?
Pointing UP at what?
Near the top of Patterson Mountain
silhouette on Patterson Mountain
aspens on Patterson Mountain
Patterson Lake
Patterson Lake
luna jumps in the lake


>White-tailed Ptarmigan on the side of Slate Peak

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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.
White-tailed Ptarmigan mom
White-tailed Ptarmigan mom
These are the young. We counted five or six of them.
White-tailed Ptarmigan chick
White-tailed Ptarmigan chick
White-tailed Ptarmigan chicks

>Maple Pass Hike

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This hike, starting at Rainy Pass on Highway 20 is a local favorite.
We did the loop clockwise.
Maple Pass hike
Maple Pass hike
That’s the North Cascades Highway way down below us.
Maple Pass hike
The last of the switchbacks behind us.
Maple Pass hike
On top of the world
Maple Pass hike
Glacier Peak is on the left, shrouded in clouds.
Maple Pass hike
And down the other side
Maple Pass hike
We were up there.
Maple Pass hike
It’s a dog cookie he was crunching.
Maple Pass hike
Just one of the many views of Lake Anne.
Maple Pass hike
Which way now?
Maple Pass hike
Columbine
Maple Pass hike
Maple Pass hike
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.
Maple Pass hike
Maple Pass hike