Mile 2272.7 to White Pass - 19.8 Miles. Distance from Mexico - 2292.5 miles
Pretty damn special day. Goat Rocks is always talked of as a highlight of the trip & it delivered just that. With an early start we were soon atop Snowy Mountain with a view to die for. From Mt Adams with some amazing cloud formations to Mt St Helens showing its fissure from its implosion to this almost painting like vista of the imposing Mt Rainier
From the top of Snowy Mountain you could see past Tiptoe & Pacer to where we had come from
On the drop down you can get an idea of the knife edge trail as we snaked along the ridge in to the distance
The Goat Mountains were just glorious in the morning sun and quite magnificent
Looking back up at Snowy Mountain you could see how the peak got its name
Once we crossed Elk Pass we dropped in elevation to 5000 feet but then climbed again to eventually reach a saddle above Shoe Lake for this impressive outlook of the trail ahead (that's Rainier in the background ).
On the traverse down we finally saw a herd of a dozen white mountain goats. They were high above the trail & unfortunately for us in line with the sun making photography difficult. Further along the trail I took a snap that you can just make the goats out in
We dropped down to White Pass in the afternoon where we are camped at a local campground after picking up our resupply boxes at the local store. I took a ton of photos today on one of the best days so far but the one of Rainier & the clouds over Adams were my favourites
Tomorrow we start the 100 mile section to Snoqualmie Pass that will see us go through 2300 miles early on......Weta
Hi Roger,
ReplyDeleteThe pictures today are stunning, Jorja and I love reading your blog, you write so well, you should turn it into a book! On the downhill slide now, not too much further to go!
Thanks for that Sharne. It really was hard to capture the area in photos. Quite stunning. Yep - less than 300 miles now so starting to plan for the end. All very surreal!!!
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