Went to Mt Maude in the Glacier Peak Wilderness and soaked up the fall colors and the beautiful views from the 9050' summit. This was a return trip to the area -- I was here also in 2001 with my dad and brother. Fabulous trip packed into a very heavy day and a half of hiking. Eina inspired the trip to see the larch trees and Ci protected us with his Ka-Bar.
See pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/remierice/20081013MaudeWithCiAndEina
Arrived at the TH at about 7 pm Saturday eve. (Eina had to work 'till 3 pm, so decided to start late.) Had no trouble finding the way up the spur trail leading to Maude / Ice Lakes. Could've hiked another 0.5 miles (to about 6k ft vs. the 5.3k ft where we camped) and found a better campsite. But ours was fine. Got down near 20 deg F. None of us were too cold. Didn't bring tent to save weight.
Left heavy stuff at camp and headed up the trail at about 10 am. Saw several hikers on the way up. Hit pass at about 1 pm. Made summit of Maude just before 3 pm. Down to Ice Lake at 4:00 pm. Back up at pass at 5 pm. Spectacular scenery. Wonderful company. Great exercise. No significant physical discomfort for anyone, but Ci and Eina had sopping wet (and cold) feet after ascending Maude. My REI goretex boots seemed to do better (because of sno-seal? or just because newer and goretex?) and I was hardly wet. Great trip.
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Sounds fun and the pics were great. Glad the boots kept your feet dry.
Ha, funny pic of Ci invigorated. The ice lake pics are stunning! They almost looks too perfect to be real, like they're computer made. You should send some of your pics in for contests, they're beautiful. Eina's perch looks like a bird head, do you see it?
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