"Sound of Music" on Pacific Crest Trail, WA, yesterday
Yesterday's hike was like the "Sound of Music." We hiked the Pacific Crest Trail southward from Stevens Pass, WA.
Blue skies. Snow-capped mountains in all directions. High alpine meadows filled with wildflowers. New snow in the mountains.
With four women, I hiked 6.6 miles total with 2,000 feet in elevation gain. Slippery snow on the trail in places.
We met a young woman from Colorado, who thru-hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail last year. She had returned to backpack for three days.
"Were you cold last night at Lake Mary Jane?" Karen asked. "Yes, I was," she replied, smiling. "It was cold last night in Wenatchee," Karen said.
Rare yellow Spring Beauty flowers covered a hillside. Spring Beauties are normally light pink.
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Since my early teens ( and it helped that I was a camp counsellor in Northern Ontario ) I've been a fan of John Denver, and when I see pictures like those it reminds me of the songs he sang. As well I used to live in Alberta for a few years so your pictures specifically remind me of the song "Cold nights in Canada".
Thank you for sharing your pictures!
Mistral
Level 5
July 5, 2018
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Pacific Crest Trail is 2,650 miles. In one year? Wow! Photos are breathtaking! Thanks for sharing : )
JohnINFP
Level 7
July 4, 2018
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Thank you, John!
@LiterateHiker My pleasure, Kathleen : )
Here are three photos by my hiking partner, Karen, taken from a higher point.
Pacific Crest Trail, southward from Stevens Pass, WA. July 3, 2018.
I'm still glowing from yesterday's hike.
LiterateHiker
Level 9
July 4, 2018
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Wow!
Thanks for the pictures. Mountains like those are missed, must be refreshing to be there. Do you have more pictures?
dalefvictor
Level 8
July 4, 2018
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I finally understood the reference to "the sound of music"
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