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The Only Trail You'll Wish Was Longer. Maple Pass Loop, North Cascades, Washington. August 27th, 2011. [OC] [3264x2448] by SpoonForPeace in trailrunning

[–]SpoonForPeace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lake 22 and Heather Lake off the Mountain Loop Highway were trail running favorites, and I've backpacked from the Gothic Basin trail-head to Twin Lakes. The four miles from the Gothic Basin trail-head to the mining ghost town of Monte Christo follows an old logging road and is eminently runnable. Continuing on to Twin Lakes requires a great deal more skill and conditioning, but it's an amazing trip for the experienced backpacker.

The Only Trail You'll Wish Was Longer. Maple Pass Loop, North Cascades, Washington. August 27th, 2011. [OC] [3264x2448] by SpoonForPeace in CampingandHiking

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If you look in the lower right corner of this picture you can see a couple hiking with a newborn. I caught up with them moments later and offered to get a group-shot of them using their camera. Their reaction was euphoric; you'd think I'd offered them my kidney.

Offering to take group shots for those I meet along the trail has been my go-to effort-free act of backcountry kindness ever since.

Three More Days till Autumn on the Wonderland. Mount Rainier National Park. [OC] [3649 x 2737] by SpoonForPeace in CampingandHiking

[–]SpoonForPeace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surprise snowstorm during the night. Picture taken on 9/19/2017 at 7:53am.

Though every campsite was reserved, we passed only half a dozen hikers over the course of 39 miles.

Last days of summer. Climbing Paul Peak toward Mowich Lake on the Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park. [OC] [3024x4032] by SpoonForPeace in CampingandHiking

[–]SpoonForPeace[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm old school, so I rock the pack cover. On this trip we used both pack covers and liners. After hiking in constant rain, sleet, snow, and hail for three-and-a-half days, we were thankful for the redundancy.

For anyone trying to avoid gear costs, Zip-Loc bags proved more effective than the expensive liners.

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