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I last updated this page on March 22, 2008. Send comments to: tom@photoseek.com

Below right: Stehekin Valley, seen from Sahale Arm, in North Cascades National Park.

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Index to Washington:  Page 0: Highlights ~ map ~ 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7

• Page 1: Seattle Area: Seattle , Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island  
• Page 2: North Cascade Mountains : Mount Baker , Mount Shuksan , Sauk Mountain , Anacortes , Grasshopper Pass , Maple Pass , Rainy Pass SR20 , Hidden Lake Lookout , Sahale Arm , 2a: Skagit Valley Tulips
• Page 3: Whidbey & San Juan Islands: Deception Pass , Ebey's Landing , Fort Casey , Meerkerk Gardens
• Page 4: Mountain Loop Highway: Glacier Peak , Mt Pilchuck ,  Green Mountain , Gothic Basin  , Lake 22 , Walt Bailey Trail , plants, flowers, insects , southern Mt Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
• Page 5: Central Cascades, Highway 2 & Interstate 90:  Alpine Lakes Wilderness (mountains, larch, mushrooms) , Granite Mt
• Page 6: Southwest WA: Mt. Rainier , Goat Rocks , Mt. Adams , Mt. St. Helens
  
• Page 7: Olympic Peninsula: Lavender Farms , Olympic National Park

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This page describes outings and hikes in Whatcom & Skagit Counties accessible from State Routes 20 and 542, from Anacortes and Bellingham on Puget Sound eastwards to the North Cascades Mountains. See bottom for a Washington map.

Mount Shuksan:

Below right: Lenticular (wave-shaped) cloud over Mount Shuksan, seen from the south.
 

Above: Lenticular (wave-shaped) cloud over Mount Shuksan, seen from the south (near hike to Lake Ann).

Mount Baker:

Mount Baker: Artist Point:

Below: Panorama of Mount Baker (summit 10,775 feet, upper right) and Baker Lake (far left) from Artist Point (stitched from 4 images):

Mount Baker: The Railroad Grade Hike:

Left: Hiking the "Railroad Grade," a lateral moraine of the Easton Glacier on the south side of Mount Baker. Mount Baker National Recreation Area.

Left: Hiking the "Railroad Grade", a lateral moraine of the Easton Glacier, looking into Mount Baker Wilderness.

Left: Hiking beside the Easton Glacier in Mount Baker National Recreation Area.

Mount Baker: Excelsior Pass Hike:

Left: Heather blooms on Excelsior Pass and Mt Baker rises to 10,775 feet, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
 
 

Mount Baker: Church Mountain Hike:

Left: Tiger Lily (or Columbia Lily), on Church Mountain in mid-July, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
 
 

Sauk Mountain:

Left: Steep trail up Sauk Mountain, with view to Mount Baker. Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

Skagit Valley Tulips:

See separate page 2a.

Above: Mount Baker rises above early yellow blooms in the tulip fields of the Skagit River Valley on April 3, 2008. For more Skagit flower images, see Washington page 2a.

Above: In the Skagit River Delta in winter and spring, snow geese fuel up, bond with a mate, then fly 2500 miles to wild Wrangel Island for breeding in the Russian Arctic, with a stopover in the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia. These snow geese from Skagit County are the only snow geese that winter in North America and breed in Asia. (Reference: The Nature Conservancy)

Anacortes & Mount Baker:

Left: Old ship at dock in Anacortes, with Mount Baker (10,775 feet) rising in the distance.

Left: Oil refinery in Anacortes.

Below right: Oil tankers come and go in Anacortes, fueling the northwest economy. Mount Baker is visible 40 miles in the distance.

Left: Decaying old dock in Anacortes.

Grasshopper Pass, Larch Color:

Above: The needles of deciduous larch trees turn gold in the fall, between Harts Pass and Grasshopper Pass, on the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, in the North Cascade Mountains, Okanogan National Forest.


Left: Golden larch trees on Grasshopper Pass, Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, Okanogan National Forest, North Cascades Mountains.

Maple Pass:

Left: Hiking Maple Pass Loop Trail, Okanogan National Forest, North Cascades.

Hidden Lake Lookout:

Left and below: Near Hidden Lake Lookout, North Cascades National Park. [Left image Published in January/February 2003 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings.]

Above right: Dome Peak, seen from Hidden Lake Peaks Lookout, North Cascades.

Below: This panorama from Hidden Lake Peaks Lookout includes El Dorado Peak, Hidden Lake, Boston Peak, Mount Forbidden, Dome Peak, Glacier Peak, & Mt. Baker. North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.  (Scroll window right to see wide panorama):

Sahale Arm, North Cascades National Park:

Above: The Triplets are the sharp peaks on the left, and Cascade Peak is on the right.

North Cascades National Park.

Above: A big wall on the hike to Cascade Pass, seen in the evening.
Below: the same wall in the morning:


Hikers on Sahale Arm admire

North Cascades National Park.

Above: El Dorado Peak.

Above: Peaks in North Cascades National Park.

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Washington Map:

Washington Page 2: North Cascade Mountains : Mount Baker , Mount Shuksan , Sauk Mountain , Skagit Valley Tulips , Anacortes , Grasshopper Pass , Maple Pass , Rainy Pass SR20 , Hidden Lake Lookout , Sahale Arm

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Index to Washington:  Page 0: Highlights ~ map ~ 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7

• Page 1: Seattle Area: Seattle , Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island  
• Page 2: North Cascade Mountains : Mount Baker , Mount Shuksan , Sauk Mountain , Anacortes , Grasshopper Pass , Maple Pass , Rainy Pass SR20 , Hidden Lake Lookout , Sahale Arm , 2a: Skagit Valley Tulips
• Page 3: Whidbey & San Juan Islands: Deception Pass , Ebey's Landing , Fort Casey , Meerkerk Gardens
• Page 4: Mountain Loop Highway: Glacier Peak , Mt Pilchuck ,  Green Mountain , Gothic Basin  , Lake 22 , Walt Bailey Trail , plants, flowers, insects , southern Mt Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
• Page 5: Central Cascades, Highway 2 & Interstate 90:  Alpine Lakes Wilderness (mountains, larch, mushrooms) , Granite Mt
• Page 6: Southwest WA: Mt. Rainier , Goat Rocks , Mt. Adams , Mt. St. Helens
• Page 7: Olympic Peninsula: Lavender Farms , Olympic National Park

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