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 Downtown Leavenworth: the only bear I saw on the trip... |
 I had dinner at the Tumwater Inn: recommended |
 Bavarian style! |
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 The Evergreen Motel (I got a hiker's discount!) |
 Thursday 13 September, Zack from Leavenworth Shuttle & Taxi dropped me at the White River trailhead (I recommend them for trailhead shuttles) |
 White River Falls |
 Up the White River Trail, entering the Glacier Peak Wilderness |
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 A friend I met on the way, with a strange "peeeiiowwww" call |
 There were more blowdowns here than farther South |
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 Time for a rest and water refill, ready for the ascent... |
 The turnoff up Boulder Pass Trail, following the Boulder Creek valley to Boulder Pass |
 View West across White River from partway up Boulder Creek |
 Camp on a bench area partway up the valley on Thursday 13 September |
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 The kitchen |
 Friday 14 September, continuing up the trail as the forest begins to open out |
 Up towards the pass |
 Clark Mountain at the head of the valley |
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 Closeup of Clark Mountain summit |
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 Back down across the meadows at the head of the valley |
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 A false pass: a little way further yet |
 Summit of the pass at last |
 The beginning of the descent to the Napeequa Valley |
 The Napeequa River, with the ascent to Little Giant Pass opposite |
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 Down in the Napeequa Valley, known as the Shangri La of the Cascades, because it is only accessible by three high and difficult passes |
 Trousers off and time to ford the river: just over knee-high with quite a strong current |
 After fighting through alder brush I reached the main Napeequa River Trail: I head North East, for High Pass |
 Up the valley |
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 The Clark Glacier enrobes the side of Clark Mountain |
 Louis Creek waterfall |
 Louis Creek, where I filled up with water... |
 ...before going back 100 metres or so to camp on the night of Friday 14 September |
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 Saturday 15 September, more glaciers on Clark Mountain |
 The valley on the right is the one I'll head up, towards High Pass |
 Bear scat (poo): the closest I got to a bear! |
 Soft meadowland |
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