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GPS tracking of the whole trip
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Chloe and Colin eating dinner after getting off the trail
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Scott relaxing before the adventure
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Post-dinner strategizing
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John inspecting my food
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John and the weight spreadsheet (one of many)
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More to-do items
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A few of the dozens of resupply items
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Time to hit the trail
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Pika hording its dried leaf
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Pika hording its dried leaf
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Fireweed
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Mt Rainier in the distance
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Valley on the climb to the Katwalk
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Pearly Everlasting
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Scott and Chloe on the Katwalk
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Campsite from a previous trip, no longer flooded
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Scott and Chloe at the grassy campsite
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Basking in the only sun of the trip
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Starting the water purification process
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Setting up camp
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The wonderous 2.5 lb tent
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Trying to hang food on the first night
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Cool, non-menacing clouds
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Cool, non-menacing clouds
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Cool, non-menacing clouds
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Ridge Lake in the morning light
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Mt Rainier from on the trail
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Joe Lake
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Joe Lake
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Chloe savors the last of the sunlight as clouds start to roll in
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One last good view of Rainier
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One last good view of Rainier
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Snack time
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Neat rock formation
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Glacier Peak in the distance
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Another pika, this time with a pre-dried leaf
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The first of the Glacier Lakes
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Big rock slide area
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One last lunch before the rain begins
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Three Queens
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Spectacle Lake
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Clouds rolling in, wind picking up
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Lots of tiny rock shards
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Waterfall at Delate Creek
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Waterfall at Delate Creek
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Chloe snacking on the chocolate bar John made me pack in for her
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Water filtration fun
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Airing out some stinky feet
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Somehow my leg seems to have gotten dirty
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Small part of the waterfall
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Charging over Lemah Creek just as the rain starts
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Charging over Lemah Creek just as the rain starts
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Lemah Creek
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Lemah Creek
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Almost at camp, or so we thought
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Wondertent gets its first taste of rain for this section
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The first of many dinners in the rain
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The first of many dinners in the rain. Note the beautiful windscreen on the stove
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Washing out socks, because they're certainly dry quickly in the nice weather
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Washing out socks, because they're certainly dry quickly in the nice weather. Note the water level going over the mini-falls
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Packing up camp in the drizzle
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Clouds on the ridge
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Wet pine needles
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There's more water in the stream
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Sitka Mountain Ash
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Big waterfall from glacier melt
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Glacier on Lemah Mountain
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Some false hope of better weather
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Heading into a burn section
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Break time on one of the millions of switchbacks
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More of the burn section
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Tarn in the upper elevations
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Lunch time in the chilly rain
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Outflow from a tarn
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John's favorite, Waptus Pass Trail
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Rounding a bend on a misty ridgeline
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Waptus Lake
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Slanty snack time in the mist
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Mossy rock
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Water droplets
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Rainbow, which means there's sun somewhere
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Crashing through the untrimmed growth
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Nothing like a sopping wet, filthy tent as a pillow
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Filling up Mamma Platty
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Giving everything a chance to air out a bit
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A quick glimpse of the sun at dinner time
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Three tiers of branches
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Official hanging tree of night three
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Waptus River shoreline
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Blue sky, not to be missed
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Chloe's oatmeal, not a great way to start the day
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Filling up on water at Waptus River
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Ready to start another rainy day of hiking
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Smallish stream, probably one that didn't exist three days earlier
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Break time
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Chloe pondering if the rain will ever stop
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Rebar holding the trail together
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Chloe and her lightweight camera
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Fly Amanita
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Approaching Deep Lake
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Meadow just south of Deep Lake
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Lunch in the rain at Deep Lake, Chloe losing faith that the rain will stop
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Deep Lake
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Deep Lake, not so deep in this section
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Deep Lake in front on Mount Daniel
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Meadow near Deep Lake
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Hippity hop
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This will have to pass as clear skies
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Cathedral Rock from the switchbacks
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Deep Lake from higher up the trail
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Checking out the mists
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Cathedral Rock
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Cathedral Rock
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Scott checking if his mixed berry bar contains any folic acid
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Mmm mmm, Louck sure makes a tasty sesame snap
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Granite Mountain
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Look at all that blue
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Tired feet take a break
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Piles of wet gear
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Chloe considers the drainage situation
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Tumor tree
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Our last false hope of clearing weather
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We can still pretend that things are dry at this point
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Rocky stream bed
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Stream right next to camp, pre-super-rain. Note the water level
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Doesn't look like this should purify the water, does it?
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Puddles trying to qualify for lake status, inching towards the tents
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Puddles trying to qualify for lake status, inching towards the tents
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Would you want to put this on your back?
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The water level's increased a bit
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Treacherous crossing, completely impassible. Detour time.
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Treacherous crossing, completely impassible. Detour time.
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After a mere five miles of backtracking, time to take the long detour
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Breaking for lunch, time for the rain to really start coming down
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The treacherous stream we elected not to cross
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At last, back on the PCT after the detour
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The trail's got some water
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Mini stream crossing near Deception Pass
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Mini stream crossing near Deception Pass
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Very little seems to be holding this lake in
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Cooking from inside the tent
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Chloe enjoying the weather
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Looking forward to some dry clothes
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The magic flames of the camp stove
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Chloe after a great night's sleep
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More gray skies on the way out
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After four nights and five days of rain, time to get out of here
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Scott thinks about a nice warm shower
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The rain just won't stop
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Cram food in mouth, keep walking
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Power lines, first sight of civilization
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Empty chair lifts
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Approaching the top at Stevens Pass
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The end's in sight
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10 seconds of blue sky to celebrate the end
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John attempts to stay dry during the hug
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No welcome canopy, but the resupply van's ready
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Just the essentials
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John showing off the deluxe showering facilities
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Resupplying Chloe
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Chloe takes a well-deserved drink
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Bob wonders how he got roped into this
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Everyone looking refreshed
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The toothpaste I packed out from the second campsite, possibly the cause of all the rain
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