Monday, August 13, 2018

Blue Glacier, Olympic National Park, WA

We arrived late to the Hoh River Trail trailhead and we hiked a flat 10 or so miles through the beautiful Hoh Rain Forest to Lewis Meadows and set up camp








The Hoh River, next to Lewis Meadows 



Day 2 our target was the foot of the Blue Glacier, spending the night in Glacier Meadows








Mount Tom







Blue Glacier and Mount Olympus





On Day 3 we hiked the 20ish miles back to the Hoh Visitor Center, starting with an early morning rope ladder 



Friday, August 10, 2018

Sahale Peak, North Cascades National Park, WA

Diablo Lake

We were unlucky with rain and clouds, so we went up the Hidden Lake Lookout trail in the rain and hoped the weather would improve for Sahale






 The following day was wet and foggy, but we decided to hike up to Cascade Pass and attempt Sahale anyway. Our target was Sahale Glacier Camp.



Cascade Pass Trailhead


The trail starts with almost 40 switchbacks through the forest followed by a gradual path to Cascade Pass with stunning views, obscured by clouds and fog here


Cascade Pass
  

The col on the right is Cache Col, the northern terminus of the Ptarmigan Traverse 




First glimpse of Sahale Peak


The view from above Pelton Basin and Stehekin valley



Doubtful Lake






Sahale Glacier Camp, Sahale Peak is in the background 









Johannesburg Mountain 



Summit Day 


Sahale Glacier









Summit



Unfortunately, the weather was extremely hazy because of forest fires in the area




Back at Sahale Glacier Camp 



We went back to Cascade Pass and hiked back to the trailhead 





Cave








Black Bear family eating huckleberries and blueberries