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NCNP, Mount Baker, Washington #ncnp #mountbaker #baker #mountain #glacier #washingtonstate #beauty #nature #outdoors #trekking #hiking #biking #vacation #serenity #holiday #camping #faith #hope #love #grace #wilderness #cascade #cascademountains #river #snow #photography #photo https://www.instagram.com/p/COfMndkMrlh/?igshid=14u68ezlzh0tc

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Mad Eagle Peak in Chilliwacks / 奇利瓦克裏的狂鷹峯

Mad Eagle Peak in Chilliwacks / 奇利瓦克裏的狂鷹峯

Mad Eagle Peak summit at last

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Mad Eagle Peak was my fourth trip going through Canada this season. It was also my final big mountain to reach my personal goal for the year. Given the early September snow, I thought we’d have to wait until next year. So despite the late season, I decided to brave the freezing temperatures. Our three-season tent got us through a…

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Devils Tongue in Chilliwacks / 奇利瓦克裏的魔鬼舌

Devils Tongue in Chilliwacks / 奇利瓦克裏的魔鬼舌

Devils Tongue revealing itself

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Devils Tongue was our third time going through Canada this year. It was initially going to be our Labor Day weekend trip. But after seeing Eric‘s report from one month before, I knew that pup and I could potentially climb the peak in two days. So I dedicated the three-day weekend to climbing Booker Mountain and Johannesburg Mountain.

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Trappers Peak + X Mountain / 特拉柏峯+X山

Trappers Peak + X Mountain / 特拉柏峯+X山

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Trappers Peak and X Mountain have been on the back burner for some time. I’ve been waiting for the right time to go up because of the popularity of the area. Johannesburg Mountain was a no-go. But I stuck around on my last day so I could explore something else. Then I went to check out these two peaks early Sunday morning.

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Thoughts on the move. ° I have a LOT of time to think, internally and aloud, during my hikes and climbs. I was recently asked what I think about...and it's hard to pinpoint. In terms of single thought topics, introspection probably carries the most heft. An uncontrolled stream of consciousness. My quirks, troubles, faults. There's plenty of the first and third. What can I do to be better? What have I done incorrectly? Whom have I wronged? Why have I done or acted a certain way? Often, my thoughts repeat...a single phrase, sentence, or word is stuck on repeat. Sometimes there is a reason it's stuck. Other times, nothing, my brain simply trips over, and over, and over; this occurs most frequently during high exertion stints. ° Numbers are constantly running through as well. How many people, up and down, have I encountered? How many switchbacks have been through? How fast am I moving? I dislike seeing distance markers if I'm in a groove... I'll immediately ruminate of how much farther or how much longer there is to go, the math is easy. ° Most of all isn't a thought though. Most of the time is spent focusing on my breath and my immediate surroundings. Being out is my moving meditation. I focus on something. I experience everything around me without judgment or even acknowledgement. There are sights and places that stop that though. Those are what I capture in a camera. I'll move for hours at a time without a concerted thought or peek at the time or using a camera. 14 hours days can pass in an instant, yet conscious thought at the day lets it all unravel, even the single steps. ° 📸 June 2018 📍 North Cascades National Park ° ° ° #Hozomeen #northCascades #NorthCascadesNationalPark #NCNP #NPS #FindYourPark #Washington #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PNWonderland #nikon #NikonD3400 #WildernessCulture #HikingCulture #igPacificNorthwest #IGnorthwest #backpacking #camping #wilderness #mountains #Cascades #CascadiaExplored (at Hozomeen Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrwzPOBaP-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c0o76ezga37h