July 4th in the William O. Douglas Wilderness
30 miles over 3 days with Catherine and Brian -- epic!
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30 miles, 3 days in the William O. Douglas Wilderness

bumping

We started the day down below at Bumping Lake

bumping2

Bumping Lake in the distance

aix

Mt Aix (pronouced "aches")

chumblet

Catherine on the Mt. Aix trail

rainier

Mt. Rainier to the West

rainier2

Mt. Rainier

southadams

The view south to Mt. Adams

valley

The valley to the East that we explored on day 2 and 3.

exhausted

We were all exhausted!

me

We got up to 7,700 feet with full packs on.

brianeast

Brian and the view into the valleys

sleepingout

We slept out under the stars.

coffee

Chopsticks+Melita=Coffee

field

Beautiful fields on the East Side

aixfromvalley

Looking up at Aix the next day.

sleeplunch

Brian fell asleep at lunch

uptheridge

Up the next ridge...

lastlake

The last lake of our trip