- Little Tahoma. Technically the 3rd highest peak in Washington behind Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams.
Mount Rainier from Goat Rocks
I could see Mt. Adams on most of the hike up to the Dana May Yelverton memorial shelter on the Pacific Crest Trail but it wasn't until I was quite aways up the PCT that I was rewarded with this knock out view of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Tahoma. Rainier is sporting one of its common lenticular cloud caps.
Thursday July 31st 2008. I left the snowgrass trailhead at 7:15 am and hiked trail 96 up through snowgrass flats to the Pacifict Crest Trail (about 5 miles). From there I hiked north on the Pacific Crest Trail a little over a mile and quarter, to the Packwood Glacier area, just below the summit of Old Snowy Mountain (elevation 7,930').
This was a "get in shape hike" and a reconnaissance hike for an upcoming backpacking trip. I wanted to see how much snow was on the trail and the condition of the trail up above the 7,000 foot level.
I returned to the trailhead the same way I went up. There was quite a bit of snow on the PCT in places but route finding was not a problem. Crossing the Packwood Glacier with a full backpack might be a bit challenging for awhile but the 1/2 mile and 500 feet PCT trail above it, should be O.K.
Included in this set of photos taken on this day hike, are six photos taken 37 years ago, when my wife and I backpacked from Potato Hill, north of Mt. Adams - - along the Pacific Crest Trail, to White Pass. Notice the photo taken in September of 1971 of the shelter built as a memorial to Dana May Yelverton, who died of hypothermia at that spot on the PCT. In the photo the shelter walls are in good shape as is the roof. You can see the memorial plaque inside. Now her memorial is little more than a jumble of rocks.
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justbelightful (47 months ago | reply)
it's great to see that lenticular cloud! I didn't see any when I was there. Lovely landscape shot in general.
oldmantravels (47 months ago | reply)
Thank you. Actually it is good when you don't see the lenticular cloud cap on Mt. Rainier. Locals strongly associate the caps with coming bad weather, but of course if you think something portends rain in Western Washington, you are going to be right ....most of the time. It is green for a reason. OMT
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