Introduction…
…at the summit looking northeast…
…to the west…
Tag: hike
Kendall Katwalk
Trail starts north of I-90…
…views of the central Cascades…
…walk through old growth…
…finally out to the Kendall Katwalk…
…where a lone tree stands guard.
Walk further north…
…around the ridgeline…
…where wild flowers are peaking…
…and head back to the Katwalk…
…by the tail end of the ridgeline…
…and stand on the edge.
Granite Mountain
Approach up the mountain…
…still climbing…
…time to jump onto the talus field…
…easy to get light-headed here…
…final climb…
…and inside…
…looking southeast from the lookout…
…looking south to Mt. Rainier…
Bandera Mountain
Trail fork
Trail path up
Downslope to I90 looking west
Almost there
Whew!
False summit
Mailbox Peak
Look for the white trail markers on the way up and back down.
Crossing a mini root field…
Mt. Rainier pops up across the talus field and trail marker…
Achievement unlocked: here’s Mailbox Peak looking west
What’s inside?
Looking south to Mt. Rainier
Accompanied by a water bowel for dogs
