Escaping the heat (or heat training?) by getting high on the mountain loop. Sunset at White Chuck Mountain then Mount Pugh before heading home.

White Chuck Mountain

White Chuck Mountain is an easy hike since you can practically drive to the top of it. Not many of those here in WA! First view about a mile out of two on trail.

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Had no idea this peak had a glacier, well barely

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Thorton Lake and the shadow of the mountain I’m standing on converging on Glacier Peak

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Golden hour starting now, starting north at Mount Baker

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Working clockwise, the Pickets, where I was earlier this month

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Eldorado

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Dome

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Full on light show now

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Pugh, Sloan, and Kyes from left to right. Cool seeing this perspective opposite of when I did Kyes

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Rainier faint in the background

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Three Fingers

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Whitehorse

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Mount Pugh

Some more flowers starting up Pugh

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Old ski tracks down the north couloir, quite a way to haul skis

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Same views as yesterday since this is literally the neighboring peak

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Rainier, faint in the middle

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Sloan

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Love seeing the layers all the way to Stuart

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Looking back to where I was yesterday

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Eldo

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Dome

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Three Fingers and Whitehorse, yep it’s all still there

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Notes

• White Chuck was probably ~4 miles and ~2200 feet of vertical gain with 4 ½ hours to summit, lounge, and return.
• Pugh was probably ~11 miles and ~5200 feet of vertical gain in 4 ½ hours.