Weekend Photos: On to the Goat Rocks!
Back in August, I spent 12 days walking an 80-mile segment of the Washington PCT (Pacific Crest Trail). So far I've featured the 1st three days and a bit, from our start near Crystal Mountain Ski Area to Chinook Pass, and a couple of days continuing south into the William O. Douglas wilderness. Today we're on across White Pass and approaching the Goat Rocks--the scenic highlight of the trip. The fog that settled on my camp in the late afternoon turned overnight to a wet mizzle, maybe even a drizzle. I wasn't keen to get up, but it has to be done, and breakfast cooked and eaten, regardless of the weather. Happily, it wasn't really that wet, though the trees dripped on my tent something fierce. Starting out on a misty hike, but the sun is making a valiant effort/ The day began with a 1400' descent to cross the Bumping River, at this point little more than a creek and easily spanned by a log. This was a 7-mile day, with modest climbing and descending, but limited