Today's hike from Chinook Pass has been a pleasant stroll in the park due to lots of easy, rolling trail with very few climbs. The views while traversing around high points on slopes generally near crests and crossing one saddle after another, were incredible - non-stop mountain peaks, deep gorges and beautiful lakes nestled in green valleys below. Photo #2 is the 'big guy' - Mt. Rainier!
I am camping in a young tree "thicket" as dense as California Chapperal (photo #2). The thicket is a result of, or follow-up of a past clearout. It is intensenly green and almost claustrophobic. Coordinates: 47 deg.07'996" N, 121 deg.19'573".
I saw my first "blackie" (bear) today, the first one this trip. It was actually a golden brown color and it DID NOT pose for me. The photo of the frog was taken near a unbelievably, serene lake.
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
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