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Brink of Upper Yellowstone Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:17:26 +0000

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Traveling around the lower loop of Yellowstone National Park's main road, we've come to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and to the great falls of the Yellowstone River, Upper and Lower. Coming from Norris Junction we traveled east around the top of the loop for about 12 miles to Canyon Junction where the west sides of the upper and lower loops meet. Canyon Junction is one of the main tourist areas of Yellowstone and has a store, a campground and a visitors' center. From there one can explore the rims of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and see the Upper and Lower Falls from different viewpoints. We are following the north rim drive in these photos and just a little way to a side road and trail that bring us to the brink of the Upper Falls. The falls themselves are not visible here, only the river above the falls and the mist and spray from the falls. This photo and the other insets were all taken from the viewpoint at the end of the short trail. My next photos will be from a bit further east and will show the falls.

Upper Yellowstone Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:17:07 +0000

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This photo is of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone as they thunder down into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The photo was taken from a side road and trail that lead to the brink of the Upper Falls and a viewpoint there.

Brink of Upper Yellowstone Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:16:39 +0000

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This is another photo of the brink of Upper Yellowstone Falls where the water of the Yellowstone River drops 109 feet (33 meters) and flows another quarter mile before dropping again over the Lower Falls.

Upper Yellowstone Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:16:21 +0000

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This is the view from the brink of Upper Yellowstone Falls. Along the north rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and just a short distance from Canyon Village, there is a side road and short trail to this viewpoint where the water of the Upper Falls crashes into the canyon below.

Yellowstone River

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:15:50 +0000

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This is the view upriver from the viewpoint at the brink of Upper Yellowstone Falls, reached by a side road and short trail from Canyon Village. The bridge is on the road to the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

North Yellowstone

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:20:00 +0000

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Last Light on Mount Shuksan

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:58:02 +0000

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Looking West from Lake Ann

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:58:06 +0000

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Curtis Glacier

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:58:12 +0000

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Racehorse Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:42:07 +0000

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These falls are on a creek, Racehorse Creek, that drains into the North Fork of the Nooksack River. The falls are named for a small cave in the falls that looks from a distance like a horse's head. It is not visible in this picture.

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Skyline Divide

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:38:49 +0000

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In Explore October 2, 2011, #356.

On Friday the 23rd of September the weather was beautiful and my wife and I decided to take the rest of the afternoon off and do a little hiking. We drove up the Mount Baker Highway to the town of Glacier and just beyond took Dead Horse Road (don't ask me why it's named that) for 12 miles to the trailhead for Skyline Divide.

The trail is a very popular one but we saw few other people even though we were on the trail for about three hours. The hike to the ridge is about 2 miles and we spent a lot of time taking photos on the way up. The wild flowers were incredible because of the very late spring (the snow was just off this trail) and we took 2 1/2 hours going up.

The top of the ridge provided spectacular views of Mount Baker in the setting sun. We wanted to stay for the sunset, but did not want to come down in the dark and the mosquitoes were ferocious at the top, so we headed down and were back at the car in half an hour, by which time the sun was down and darkness was descending.

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Wallace Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:47:07 +0000

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These are the Middle Falls at Wallace Falls State Park. They are the tallest of nine falls and cascades at 265 feet and are on the North Fork of the Wallace River near Gold Bar, Washington. The three main falls are the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls. The others are unnamed. To see the falls some hiking is required, not overly strenuous, but from two to three miles each way. This is around two miles from the trailhead.

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Skagit Valley

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:29:40 +0000

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This was taken on a recent visit to the Skagit Valley to see the daffodil fields of the bulb growers in bloom. Coming from the south gives one this perspective from a low ridge just as one enters area. The mountains are the North Cascades and one is looking east in this shot.

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The road goes ever on and on...

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:10:03 +0000

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I posted this for several reasons, first because it is from a recent hike, a hike I did with my brother along the Baker River Trail in the North Cascades; second, because it shows perhaps better than any picture I've posted, what our northwestern forests are like; third, because like many of the trails we hike, it reminds of the songs from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings from which the title is taken; and fourth, though there is nothing spectacular about it, it touches something hidden in me, something that the woods and the mountains, the wildflowers and the forest creatures always touch in me, something that the songs from Tolkien's books seem to catch.

The song from The Lord of Rings has many different versions in the books, but it is the final version, sung near the end of the story, that I like best:
"Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun."

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Western Trillium

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:24:45 +0000

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Photographed on a hike with my wife and my brother along the Thunder Creek Trail in the North Cascades. These flowers are just beginning to fade, evidenced by the purplish color in the center of the flower which turns completely pink or rose-red as it ages.

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Beaver Ponds along the Baker River Trail

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:08:52 +0000

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I hiked this trail with my brother earlier this spring. It is a beautiful area of the North Cascades and the hike is highly recommended for its views of the surrounding mountains and for the beautiful scenery along the river: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/04/baker-river....

This is what I love about hiking!

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:39:04 +0000

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Part of the Baker River trail in the North Cascades, a hike I did with my brother earlier this spring. Never knowing what awaits around the next corner or over the next hill is part of the thrill of hiking in the mountains, and there is always something to see, something to enjoy, something to photograph and something to wonder at.

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Liberty Bell Mountain

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:24:45 +0000

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Highway 20, the North Cascades Highway, winds eastward through North Cascades National Park reaching over 5000 feet in elevation and then drops steeply down through Washington Pass where this spectacular peak stands guard to the south. The peak is well over 7000 feet and there is a viewpoint at the top of Washington Pass from which this photo was taken and which provides some of the most spectacular views to be found along the highway.

Cascade Pass and Pelton Basin

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:32:04 +0000

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I've not posted a picture since last week Thursday and this is the reason. Two friends and I went backpacking in the North Cascades Friday and Saturday. I offered and they won the trip (all equipment and food provided and all expenses paid) at a fund-raiser earlier in the year and we were finally able to go this past week, taking advantage of the spectacularly beautiful weather we've been having.

We hiked Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, the most scenic and beautiful hike in the North Cascades, in my opinion. We hiked in four miles over the pass to Pelton Basin (our camp was in the trees on the left of the picture). The trail climbs 1800 feet through 34 switchbacks over those four miles and then drops about 400 feet to the camp.

We arrived and set up camp around noon and then hiked back up to the pass and up Sahale Arm to Sahale Peak and Glacier, gaining another 2700 feet in elevation over two and half miles. There is a camp at 7700 feet at the foot of Sahale Glacier, the highest camp in the Cascades, but this was their first time backpacking and we were not sure that any of us could make it with packs to that camp.

We did not get back to camp until late and after our evening meal and a good night's sleep and some time for relaxation the next morning, hiked out again on Saturday afternoon. We had great weather, awesome scenery, saw lots of wildlife and arrived home tired and satisfied. One of the high points of the trip was the fact that the wild blueberries and huckleberries were ripe.

Another high point was all the wildlife, black bears, deer, marmots, pikas, grouse. The bears were out in full force and we had eight sightings of bears including several cubs and had to be careful in places on the trail. We had one large bear that was on the hillside across from the camp the whole time we were there, but he was busy feeding on the berries and did not bother us at all.

We heard something come snuffling through the camp after we had gone to sleep, but could not tell if it was a bear. All our food and personal items were away from camp and out of reach of the bears, and whatever it was that came through did not bother us. The camp was as comfortable as a backcountry camp can be and in spite of the intrusion we all slept soundly.

The two peaks shown in the picture are Pelton Peak and Magic Mountain, and the basin, the trail following it, goes another thirty miles to the old town of Stehekin and Lake Chelan, a hike I would very much like to do some day. My wife was unable to come along, but after seeing the pictures will probably be the reason why we do make this hike again.

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Cascades Sunset

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:26:44 +0000

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Taken from the road to Twin Lakes in the evening after our first day of hiking, this looks to the southwest (Mount Baker would be to the left of the picture). It was a great day, a beautiful evening and a lovely sunset.

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