From just below Mount Adams, we got our first great views of Mount Rainier in the near distance.
We would be later be hiking along Mount Rainier National Park's eastern boundary.
Fields of lupine adorned Mount Adams.
We crossed this raging creek on a make shift bridge that often gets swept away. (below)
No matter the angle, Mount Adams truly shined with its Majesty.
Stacey and I continued our daily feast on Huckleberries and Blueberries. It was a bumper crop year. We must have eaten many thousands of them over a few weeks time.
After Mount Adams we entered into the Goat Rocks Wilderness.
In the bottom photo we saw a group of over 80 Mountain Goats grazing upon these expansive meadows near Cispus Pass.
Washington's Central and North Cascades are known for their rugged scenic and sculpted beauty.
I personally never tired over the views of Mount Adams.
Where were all the people who were missing out on this magnificence. We did see a handful of hiking and camping parties in this area though, but nothing compared to the time I hiked through here in 2001. There must have been hundreds of people scattered everywhere that particular year.
The next morning we had to walk over the very icy Packwood Glacier. The ice proved to be hard as a rock and very steep. So we descended below and around it to spare ourselves from a potential accident.
A lone Mountain Goat crossed our path just ahead presenting us with the symbol that this wilderness represented, showing us a sign that we were truly welcome here.
With simply awesome views of Mount Rainer, we traversed The Knife's Edge, which was so perfectly and aptly named.
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The Cascades seem so different than the Sierra's but still just as beautiful and serene. I am living my PCT thru hike by gazing at your amazing pictures.
ReplyDeleteI would love to know all the details about your thru-hike. Supplies, hardships, advice you would be willing to give for us future thru-hikers.
Thanks for the amazing scenery!
The view of Mounta Adams is breathtaking! Fantastic landscape!!
ReplyDeleteSo this is your second time on Pacific Crest Trail? Let me know when you do your third..I'll join you :)
I'll bet you had purple fingers and tongues. Yummmm.
ReplyDeleteSeeing the contrast of meadows and craggy rock around Adams (where the mosquitos are always Horrible) and Rainier sure makes me homesick for the lush NW. Yet I could do without that knife edge trail. Whoa. The Cascades are Raw! Excellent.
I would join you in saying that you would never tire of those views, it is such a blessing that you are sharing this with all of us, it gives much inspiration to me just seeing what wonders lay far away from my end of of the world..
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Hi Raw Sierra,
ReplyDeleteI would love to chat with you then about the ins and outs of the trail then. But first we are just about to head out onto the Appachian Trail which we will begin hiking next week.
One thing that is useful to know is that every single hiker has a completely different experience because we each have different points of view. Our fears hold us back and keep us from the fluidity of the moment. So if you find your self being tense or scared, face that moment with an open heart and one can then walk through the pain to the freedom that awaits on the other side.
Hi Kirigalpoththa,
I just may hike the PCT again in another decade. Each time brings a completely new tale to tell with a brand new unique experience. I would love to have you join me then. It is an experience that reshapes one's view of life.