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Hidden Lake North Cascades, Washington August 2010 Dave and Dad |
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| Excellent view from camp above Hidden Lake. Forbidden (Elley and I climbed the week before) and Boston/Sahale are the featured peaks. |
After a rough outing on Three Fingers I tried to wrestle my dad off his island for another go in the hills. He needed to see the North Cascades up close and have a good experience - no bushwacking. Unfortunately, he seemed disinterested for most of the trip. Afterwards a friend tried to explain to me that our parents are getting older, which I had a difficult time accepting. Want to go birdwatching Dad?
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| Dad tests our new single-wall
tent.
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| At sunrise our tent was
swallowed by clouds, so I hustled onto the ridge where I was rewarded
with moody views of the boiling clouds and peaks.
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| The lookout still seemed to be
above the clouds, so we took a hike up the ridge.
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| Dad hiking up the now
cloud-smothered ridge.
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| Dave and Dad at the cloud-smothered lookout. Dad's face says, "I'd rather be chopping wood." |
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