Mt Rainier in the distance
Valley on the climb to the Katwalk
Cool, non-menacing clouds
Cool, non-menacing clouds
Cool, non-menacing clouds
Ridge Lake in the morning light
Mt Rainier from on the trail
Joe Lake
Joe Lake
One last good view of Rainier
One last good view of Rainier
Neat rock formation
Glacier Peak in the distance
The first of the Glacier Lakes
Big rock slide area
Three Queens
Spectacle Lake
Waterfall at Delate Creek
Small part of the waterfall
Lemah Creek
Lemah Creek
Clouds on the ridge
Wet pine needles
There's more water in the stream
Big waterfall from glacier melt
Glacier on Lemah Mountain
Some false hope of better weather
Heading into a burn section
More of the burn section
Tarn in the upper elevations
Outflow from a tarn
Waptus Lake
Mossy rock
Water droplets
Rainbow, which means there's sun somewhere
Waptus River shoreline
Blue sky, not to be missed
Smallish stream, probably one that didn't exist three days earlier
Meadow just south of Deep Lake
Deep Lake
Deep Lake, not so deep in this section
Deep Lake in front on Mount Daniel
Meadow near Deep Lake
This will have to pass as clear skies
Cathedral Rock from the switchbacks
Deep Lake from higher up the trail
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Granite Mountain
Look at all that blue
Our last false hope of clearing weather
Stream right next to camp, pre-super-rain. Note the water level
Treacherous crossing, completely impassible. Detour time.
The treacherous stream we elected not to cross
Mini stream crossing near Deception Pass
Very little seems to be holding this lake in
More gray skies on the way out
The rain just won't stop
Power lines, first sight of civilization
Empty chair lifts
The end's in sight
10 seconds of blue sky to celebrate the end
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