Aug 5, 2023
Nothing in this trip went to plan, but we made it to the top regardless. This is just so beautiful ❤️
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Nothing in this trip went to plan, but we made it to the top regardless. This is just so beautiful ❤️
Sahale Arm and Sahale Camp, North Cascades
The North Cascades are located in the northwestern part of Washington State, along the border with Canada. Sahale Camp is the highest (7,600 ft.) official camp site in the North Cascades National Park. The route follows the Cascade River and ascends to Cascade Pass, then swings onto Sahale Arm, a giant curving slope carpeted in grasses and wildflowers. The overall elevation gain is 4,000…
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Sahale Glacier (via Cascade Pass)
This is one of the top 3 rated hikes in Washington State, and some say it's actually #1. I haven't hiked all the mountains so I guess I can't say, but it was the most gorgeous place I have ever hiked. Nothing went as planned. Permits weren't available for the glacier camp so we decided to day hike the entire thing. . .
14 miles (there and back) and almost 5,000 ft elevation gain. Some spots were well over 1K ft elevation gain in less than a mile. It was, by far, the most difficult hike I've finished according to stats, but I felt good. My back was definitely done, but I felt like my body handled it very well.
I had a list of animals I wanted to see along the way and I saw most of them! The goats were amazing! The marmots are so interesting to watch. My hiking friend was at the front of us and he saw a baby black bear cub scurry off into the grass, but I missed it. (That would've completed my list!)
Trips like this always remind me how ridiculous all of our problems truly are. You only objective is to finish and survive, really. To enjoy the things around you and really be living in the moment. The mountains are SO big and beautiful and, just, amazing. I do wish I would've taken a few more pictures, but honestly, I was really trying to be fully engaged in the experience.
This fly was so intent on having a cameo in my photo that I was just like alright little dude here you go.
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Looking up at Sahale